{"nrhp_refnum":"80001366","name":"Felt, Cyrus, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3 mi. N of Hamilton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hamilton","county":"Hancock County","state":"IL","lat":40.43356577700007,"lon":-91.37049465599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame and brick-nogged house with a walk-out stone basement, on the east bank of the Mississippi River about 3 miles north of Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois. It was probably built around 1834 by merchant Cyrus Felt.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an early, well-preserved riverfront building from the settlement of Hancock County, with extensive original fabric. It was built as a store serving the river trade near the town of Montebello. Its curved roof and gallery porch suggest a French character, while its Greek Revival details reflect the Illinois vernacular of the period.","narrative":"Overlooking the Mississippi from a steep slope about 200 feet from the water, this two-story house with a walk-out stone basement was probably built around 1834 by Cyrus Felt, a merchant who came to Illinois from New Hampshire in 1831. Its heavy hewn-oak frame is filled with brick nogging, and much of the original trim, flooring, doors and glass survives. The river side, with a second-floor balcony, first-floor porch and deeply overhanging curved roof, was meant to be seen by passing riverboats, since the building served as a store for the river trade. An 1837 Corps of Engineers map surveyed by Lt. Robert E. Lee shows a building labeled as a store in the town of Montebello, an early Hancock County settlement. The house blends a French-looking gallery and roofline with Greek Revival window and door heads. Later changes include a rear kitchen and toilet, interior basement stairs and a rebuilt porch retaining wall.","period_of_significance":"1834 and after","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival detailing with French-influenced character","criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered with a recent kitchen, toilet and basement stairs at the rear, but described as retaining extensive original fabric; privately owned.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.860039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/8929/28892947/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001366.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001366/ef61da561e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001366/ef61da561e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyrus_Felt_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyrus_Felt_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892947","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Felt_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21197507"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/hancock-county/felt-cyrus-house-80001366/"}