Work Begins on Independence Square Courthouse
Work is underway on the Independence Square Courthouse including removal of concrete retaining walls and returning to the 1933 property line. Learn more in the latest edition of the Truman Courthouse Courier.
Watch a press conference announcing plans for Phase II of the renovation project. Learn more
The flavor of the Independence Square was captured in this early 1950s film produced by the Truman Library.
An uncomparable history - no other block like it.
A place where we have gathered, governed and celebrated.
And it can be that way again.
A community effort is underway 
to continue the restoration and rehabilitation of the historic 1933 courthouse - constructed by then county politician Harry Truman who later governed our country.
Join the Friends of the Truman Courthouse.
Get updates on renovation plans, get invitations to special educational programs and help save this historic structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Plans are to remove the 1960s urban renewal retaining wall, return to the 1933 courthouse boundaries, create additional parking on the square and set the stage for future restoration and reuse of the interior.
This is our heritage, but it belongs not only to us but a nation.
Historic photographs from Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society Archives