October 22, 2009, 2:33 pm
The Truman Home in Independence closed Monday for the winter.
Officials
with the National Park Service, which administers the property, hope to
reopen the home to visitors next spring. Until then workers will
install new heating, cooling and fire suppression equipment, and also
will make interior plaster repairs.
Meanwhile, the Harry S Truman
National Historic Site Visitor Center at 223 N. Main St. in
Independence will remain open. There, visitors can watch an orientation
film about the former president and examine photographs of the home’s
interior and the ongoing conservation work.
The home will reopen in spring of 2010.
