Truman Home Second Floor Photos Photographs of the second floor rooms are now available. The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) photographed the interior of the Truman Home in 1983, documenting how it looked just after Bess Truman's death.
Truman at the farm
The Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Missouri was added to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site on May 8, 1994. The home is open on weekends during the summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Visit the Truman Farm Home Photo Tour page to explore the site online.
Harry S Truman NHS is now providing cell phone tours. For more information please visit our cell phone tour page.
Did You Know?
Margaret Truman gave her parents their first TV in the 1950s. Her father referred to it as the “television machine.” The color TV in the Trumans’ parlor was a gift from Margaret in 1970. No chairs face in its direction, a clear sign that they seldom watched it.