{"nrhp_refnum":"82004514","name":"Cooper, Madison, House","other_names":["(Madison Alexander and Martha Roane) Cooper Foundation"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1801 Austin Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waco","county":"McLennan County","state":"TX","lat":31.546326459000056,"lon":-97.14433204799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story brick Edwardian mansion at 1801 Austin Avenue in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, built 1905-07 for produce merchant and financier Madison Cooper, with an attached garage and servants quarters.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the most substantial and intact turn-of-the-century dwellings in Waco and a fine eclectic Edwardian design by architect Glenn Allen. It is also tied to the prominent Cooper family, including author Madison Cooper, Jr., and since his death has housed the Cooper Foundation, a charity serving Waco.","narrative":"Built between 1905 and 1907 at 1801 Austin Avenue in Waco, this two and a half story brick mansion was designed by architect Glenn Allen for Madison Cooper, a produce wholesaler who became a corporation president, financier and railroad director. The house blends Queen Anne massing with Romanesque and Beaux-Arts details, including a triumphal-arch porch, a circular tower with a turret and spire, and a wraparound veranda. Inside, the east room has Colonial Revival detailing, the music room an elaborate cornice and shell-niche fireplace, and the dining room a Gothic look with a beamed ceiling. The principal alterations are an installed elevator and a partly enclosed second-floor porch. Cooper's son, Madison Cooper, Jr., later lived here and wrote the best-selling novel Sironia, Texas. After his death in 1956 the house became headquarters of the Cooper Foundation, a charity benefiting Waco. Its size, intactness and prominent corner site made it a local landmark.","period_of_significance":"1905-07","architect_builder":"Glenn Allen","architectural_style":"Edwardian, eclectic: Queen Anne massing with Richardsonian Romanesque/Beaux-Arts detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in a good state of preservation with few structural alterations; occupied and used as offices of the Cooper Foundation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.736613-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/9729/40972995/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004514.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004514/7d885ca244-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004514/7d885ca244-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madison_cooper_house_2008.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madison_cooper_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972995","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107317686"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/mclennan-county/cooper-madison-house-82004514/"}