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Noel House

 
 
Noel House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 12, 2019
1. Noel House Marker
Inscription. The 1890 Queen Anne House was the home of James C. and Maggie Noel. James Noel was a city councilman 28 years. Both were close friends of Harry and Bess Truman.
 
Erected by Preservation Renaissance of Independence.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
 
Location. 39° 5.708′ N, 94° 25.291′ W. Marker is in Independence, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is on North Pleasant Street 0.1 miles north of West Truman Road (Missouri Route 12), on the right when traveling north. This marker and home are 376 feet north of Truman Road on the east side of the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 North Pleasant Street, Independence MO 64050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: McCoy House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); The Minor House (about 500 feet away); Sawyer-Jennings House (about 800 feet away); Truman House (about 800 feet away); First Presbyterian Church
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Independence Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.
 
Regarding Noel House. In 1999 the Noel family donated the house to Preservation Renaissance of Independence, a local non-profit preservation organization. Preservation Renaissance of Independence, in turn sold the property for rehabilitation as a single family home, attaching preservation covenants to insure its protection. The home was locally designated in 1999.
 
Noel House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 12, 2019
2. Noel House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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