{"nrhp_refnum":"07000455","name":"Dunnan-Hampton House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"511 W. Pells St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paxton","county":"Ford County","state":"IL","lat":40.46276295200005,"lon":-88.10412121299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story frame single-family house at 511 West Pells Street in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, built in 1897. Its architect and contractor are unknown, and it was financed by Paxton resident Charles Howard Yeomans.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved example of Queen Anne architecture with Eastlake and Stick Style influences. It has varied cladding, decorative shingles, a three-story tower and richly detailed oak interior woodwork. It also has a documented succession of owners, including the Dunnan family and later apartment conversion.","narrative":"Built in 1897 at the corner of Elm and Pells streets in Paxton, Illinois, this two-and-one-half story frame house is a Queen Anne residence with Eastlake and Stick Style influences. Charles Howard Yeomans financed its construction, and no architect or contractor has been identified. A three-story tower with a hip roof marks the southeast corner, and the exterior combines clapboards, vertical and diagonal siding, and bands of cut and scalloped shingles. Incised rake boards, stained-glass windows and a full-width porch add further detail. Inside, the ornate oak woodwork includes a carved newel post, an Eastlake-style door and a parlor screen of turned spindles. The house later belonged to the Croft and Dunnan families; the Dunnans, large landowners, lived there until the 1950s. It was then converted into four apartments, and in the 1990s it returned to single-family use. Its architecture, intact detailing and role as a historic neighborhood resource support its recognition for architectural merit.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect and contractor unknown; built/financed by Charles H. Yeomans","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Stick/Eastlake influences","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling, with owners undertaking ongoing restoration work. A modern garage and hyphen were added in 1997.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.557602-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/8928/28892845/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/07000455.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000455/fbe2ac0b0f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000455/fbe2ac0b0f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"MrHarman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunnan-Hampton_House,_Paxton_IL_(NRHP).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MrHarman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunnan-Hampton_House,_Paxton_IL_(NRHP).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892845","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnan%E2%80%93Hampton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5315567"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/ford-county/dunnan-hampton-house-07000455/"}