Trinity Episcopal Church (Independence, Missouri)

Trinity Episcopal Church
Location 409 N. Liberty St., Independence, Missouri
Coordinates 39°5′41″N 94°24′59″W / 39.09472°N 94.41639°W / 39.09472; -94.41639Coordinates: 39°5′41″N 94°24′59″W / 39.09472°N 94.41639°W / 39.09472; -94.41639
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1881
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 79001366[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 1979

Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church at 409 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri.

It was built in 1881 in a Late Victorian style. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Future US President Harry S Truman married Bess Wallace at Trinity Episcopal on June 28, 1919. The church was also the site of the 1956 wedding of their daughter, Margaret.[2]

Boy Scouts of America

Trinity Episcopal Church is home of Boy Scout Troop 282 and chartered by Trinity Episcopal Church in November 1948 by the Kansas City Area Council. Troop 282 is part of the Blue Elk District in the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Harry Truman's Independence.". National Park Service. National Park Service. Retrieved 15 April 2015.


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