Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Given House.
Architectural Style: Tudor Revival.
Construction Date: ca. 1931.
Period 3 of Harry S Truman's Life: Developing Political Skills and Associations, 1920-1933.
Tax Identification: 26-31 [should be 310?]-11-24.
Legal Description: McCauley Park Addition, block 9, lots 3 and 4.
Description: Contributing one- and one-half story wood-frame dwelling; irregular in shape; gabled roof with extended slope on south side, clad with composition shingles; multi-paned double-hung sash windows framed by shutters; small porch at entry into small gabled roof vestibule on facade; stone foundation. Lot with lawn and some foundation shrubbery is substantially elevated above and set back from the street; an uncoursed stone retaining wall extends along the sidewalk.
• Alterations: A gabled dormer added to south side; there is a one-story gabled addition on rear.
• Contributing one-story wood-frame garage in rear dates from the period of significance [Feature 135].
History/Significance: Constructed around 1931, this house was first occupied by Vernon F. and Riva Given. Vernon F. Given worked at the Independence Bottling Company.
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