Feature 393: 421 North River Boulevard (in 2011)

Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Bennett House.
Architectural Style: Tudor Revival.
Construction Date: ca. 1928.
Period 3 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Developing Political Skills and Associations, 1920-1933.
Tax Identification: 26-310-24-07.
Legal Description: Forbis Park, part of lot 3.
Description: Contributing one- and one-half wood-frame dwelling; irregular in shape; steeply pitched gabled roof with shed dormers, clad with composition shingles; stucco and wood half-timbered exterior along with wood shingles in upper gable ends; double-hung sash wood and vinyl windows; concrete foundation. Slightly elevated lot with lawn; large shade trees in rear yard.
• Alterations: Vinyl windows were added in some opening; the projecting front porch may have been altered; a small rear addition with second story deck was built.
History/Significance: Howard F. Bennett owned and occupied this house in the 1940s to sometime after 1954.