001 Street System within the Truman District National Historic Landmark

Street system within the Truman District National Historic Landmark (in 2011)
Classification: Contributing site
Description: The street system within the district retains its historic grid configuration. It is part of a cultural landscape that includes a variety of features, including the streets, sidewalks (some possessing the historic hexagonal pattern found on Delaware Street), curbs, gutters, curb cuts, retaining walls, light standards, power lines, and street trees. The streetscape retains a high degree of integrity for the period of significance.
History/Significance: Residential neighborhoods, the commercial downtown area, and transitional areas in-between that include key buildings associated with President Truman represent the historic scene much as it appeared during Truman's adult life in Independence. The original Truman Historic District, designated an NHL in 1971, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Notes: The nomination form states that the street system is now as Truman knew it in his "adult life." That would apply to the current appearance of the grid, not the existence of the grid itself. The grid would have mostly been in place before Truman moved to Independence in 1890.