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319 North Delaware Street

Image of the Prairie School-style Triplett House.

Resource 056 319 North Delaware Street (in 2011) Classification: Contributing. Historic Name: Triplett House. Architectural Style: Prairie School (local Kansas City Shirtwaist style). Construction Date: ca. 1915. Period 2 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Establishing Community Roots, 1890-1919. Tax Identification: 26-310-22-06. Legal Description: McCauley Addition, part of lot 3 and S ½ of vacated alley. Description: Contributing two- and one-half story dwelling; irregular in shape; brick construction on first floor and wood frame with clapboard siding on second and third floors; hipped roof with hip dormers, sheathed with composition shingles; double-hung sash windows; front porch has gabled roof with daylight basement. Slightly elevated lot with lawn; shade trees. • Alterations: One-story gable roof addition to rear. • Contributing wood-frame garage stands in rear. Exact date of construction is unknown, but the building was erected during the period of significance [Resource 057]. History/Significance: The Independence city directory indicates that the family of Emily B. Casebolt, widow of William P. Casebolt, and her children (Jessie D., Kirby Q., and Carleton) occupied a house on this site in 1908. Four years later, in 1912, Jessie D. Casebolt, then working as a teacher, lived alone at this address. The current home on this site was built ca. 1915. The initial residents are unknown, but by 1924, Van A. Triplett and Emma M. Triplett resided here at 319 North Delaware. They owned and occupied the house at least into the 1950s. The home is currently owned by the former Mayor of Independence, Don Reimel, and his wife, Jo Marie. Note: About Kansas City Shirtwaist Style - “Also known as the Midwest Shirtwaist, this is an architectural style that was built from about 1900-1920 in Kansas City. Kansas City Shirtwaist homes all have very similar features that make them easy to distinguish. Common Features of Kansas City Shirtwaist Houses: The first level will be built out of brick or locally quarried limestone; the upper levels are generally wood lap siding, but occasionally will be stucco; they all have a front porch, generally made of brick or stone; they have at least two, and often three levels; symmetrical design; they [i.e., the porches] have a steep gabled roof; this means that there will be a triangle shaped roof formed by two sections of the roof sloping down; often, they are a bellcast gable, which means that the gabled roof slopes down into flared eaves that form overhangs on the side of the house; typically, the staircase will be oriented on the side of the house, leading all the way from the basement to the upper levels; there is often an outside door in the staircase between 1st and basement levels, which exits to the driveway; kitchen is in the rear of the home, with a back door; all bedrooms are located on upper levels; the first floor is living space; if a third floor exists, it is generally a uniquely shaped space due to the slope of the roof. Many people use this floor as a family room, guest room or office space.” (Sarah Snodgrass. “What Is a Kansas City Shirtwaist House?” ((2013)). Retrieved from Sarah Snodgrass’s Internet blog.) Also, former Mayor of Independence, Don Reimel, passed away in 2020. - JW

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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Code: HSTR

319 North Delaware Street, Independence, Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Jackson County, Missouri
Latitude: 38.9012985229492, Longitude: -94.5307006835938

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05/01/2011 | Date is approximate. All photographs were taken during May 2011.

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