Resource 564
809 West White Oak Street (in 2011)
Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Soldanels House.
Architectural Style: Bungalow.
Construction Date: ca. 1905.
Period 2 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Establishing Community Roots, 1890-1919.
Tax Identification: 26-310-28-03.
Legal Description: Woodland Place Addition, lot 17.
Description: Contributing one- and one-half story wood-frame dwelling covered with stucco; rectangular in shape; gabled roof with boxed cornice at bellcast gable ends, clad with composition shingles; one-over-one double-hung sash windows; porch with tapered columns across façade; concrete foundation with daylight basement. Lot with lawn slopes down toward rear; large shade tree in front yard.
• A noncontributing wood-frame garage that postdates the period of significance stands on an alley [Resource 565].
History/Significance: Joseph F. and Katherine Soldanels lived in this house from sometime prior to 1912 until sometime after 1923. Joseph F. Soldanels was a salesman. Katherine died on June 27, 1928. The couple had three sons, Harold, Cecil, and Lloyd Harvey. In 1934, the house was vacant. Alpha F. Burgess lived in the house from sometime prior to 1940 until sometime after 1948. Robert Swinney lived in the house in 1950; Robert Kearns owned and resided in the house in 1952. By 1954, T.M. Cook had purchased and occupied the home.
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Code: HSTR
809 West White Oak Street, Independence, Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Jackson County, Missouri Latitude: 38.9012985229492, Longitude: -94.5307006835938