Feature 334: 414 North Pleasant Street (in 2011)

Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Kerr/Mitchell House.
Architectural Style: Queen Anne (late).
Construction Date: ca. 1908.
Period 2 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Establishing Community Roots, 1890-1919.
Tax Identification: 26-220-19-04.
Legal Description: Pleasant Place, lot 16.
Description: Contributing one- and one-half story wood-frame dwelling; rectangular in shape; cross-gabled roof with boxed cornice at arched gabled ends, clad with composition shingles; narrow wood clapboard siding with wood shingles in upper gable ends; multi-pane-over-one double-hung sash synthetic windows; porch across facade with gabled roof supported by round columns; daylight basement. The lot with lawn slopes gently to the rear; mature hedge line the facade foundation; shade trees stand in the side and rear yards.
• Alterations: Shutters and newer windows were added.
• A contributing wood-frame hipped roof garage [Feature 335] also dates to period of significance.
History/Significance: John W. Kerr, vice president of J.W. Kerr Automotive and Livery Company, lived in the house with his wife, Iva M. Kerr, until sometime prior to 1916. Iva Kerr was a cashier at Kerr's Automotive and Livery Company. Sometimes prior to 1916, Reuben B. Mitchell purchased and moved into the house. Reuben Mitchell had purchased Fred Shelton's interest in C. Ott & Sons, which became Mitchell & Ott Funeral Home, until 1924. Reuben B. and his wife, Mary P. Mitchell remained in the house until sometime after 1954.