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Feature 180: 129 West Lexington Avenue (in 2011)

Modern style building

Classification: Contributing. Historic Name: First National Bank - Two-Story Building. Architectural Style: Modern. Construction Date: early 1900s and 1930s/remodeled 1972 and 1990. Period 2 of Harry S Truman's Life: Establishing Community Roots, 1890-1919. Tax Identification: 26-230-16-10. Legal Description: Old Town, part of lot 67. Description: Two contributing adjoining masonry buildings; one is a five-story stone building sheathed with concrete material and the other is an adjoining two-story building sheathed with identical material. Both have flat roofs, rectangular in shape. The First National Bank building [Feature 181] was built in the early 1930s and the adjoining two-story building constructed in early 1900s. They are located on southeast corner of West Lexington Avenue and South Liberty Street across from the Courthouse, and now house the Bank of America. Sidewalks extend along the south and west sides of buildings. There is a large parking lot located on South Liberty Street, behind the bank buildings. The parking lot is identified by the legal description of Old Town, lots 68 and 71. • Alterations: Both buildings were remodeled in 1972 and 1990, but these later alterations are reversible. History/Significance: This building has provided banking facilities since 1932, and perhaps prior to that time. Records show that the First National Bank operated here in 1932, 1952, and 1972. Now occupied by the Bank of America, the building continues to serve its historic function. Note: The original 2011 nomination form shows the parking structure behind these buildings as being connected to the two-story building and is not considered a separate feature in the district. Therefore, the parking structure and the two-story building are considered to be a single feature. Apparently, the 1972 and 1990 remodelings did not alter the structure drastically enough to cause it to become noncontributing. Therefore, the date that determines the period of Truman’s life is considered to be 1933.

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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Code: HSTR

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
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