Feature 036: 823 North Cottage Avenue (in 2011)

Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Pearson House.
Architectural Style: Modern (Ranch).
Construction Date: ca. 1949.
Period 4 of Harry S Truman’s Life: Attaining National Prominence, 1934-1953.
Tax Identification: 26-310-10-15.
Legal Description: McCauley Park Addition, block 8, lot 13.
Description: Contributing one-story wood-frame dwelling; rectangular shape; hipped roof with broad overhanging eaves clad with composition shingles; weatherboard siding with wide exposure to the weather; double-hung sash aluminum windows; concrete foundation with daylight basement. Elevated lot with lawn; shrubbery planted along foundation; shade trees in front and side yards.
History/Significance: Kath and Harold Pearson occupied this house, constructed around 1949, through the 1950s. Harold Pearson worked for the Standard Oil Company.