{"nrhp_refnum":"85002307","name":"Hoopes-Cunningham Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"424 E. Penn St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hoopeston","county":"Vermilion County","state":"IL","lat":40.466464675000054,"lon":-87.66552176099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Queen Anne mansion at 424 East Penn Street in Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois, built in 1879-80 as an Italianate house by town founder Thomas Hoopes and remodeled in 1894. A pump house and carriage house stand on the lot.","why_significant":"The form argues it is the largest and only remaining grand turn-of-the-century home in Hoopeston and the only structure directly tied to founder Thomas Hoopes and his descendants. It is also tied to James A. Cunningham, a banker, landowner, canning company organizer and mayor. The reviewer accepted it mainly for architecture, commerce and politics/government, and found the Cunningham association only minimally justified.","narrative":"Hoopeston's largest historic residence is a 17-room, three-story brick house at 424 East Penn Street. Thomas Hoopes, founder of the city, built it in 1879-80 as a two-story Italianate home. After his death in 1893, his niece and adopted daughter and her husband, James A. Cunningham, remodeled it in 1894 into its present Queen Anne form. Fire damage that year led to a rebuilding, and charred original walls can still be seen in the attic. Features include a rounded corner tower with a bell-shaped turret, a slate roof, carved golden oak woodwork, lead and stained glass windows, and original gas-electric fixtures. A pump house and carriage house remain on the lot. Cunningham was a banker, landowner, canning company organizer and mayor from 1903 to 1905. The nomination presents the house as the last grand home of its era in the town and surrounding area, with no comparable local residence in size or architectural richness.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 and 1900- (specific dates 1879-80, 1894)","architect_builder":"L.M. Moore / John McCoy (1894); originally built by Thomas Hoopes","architectural_style":"Queen Anne (remodeled from original Italianate)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence; condition marked good and altered. The carriage house is described as in poor condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.906006-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/8942/28894225/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/85002307.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002307/66dd4422a5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002307/66dd4422a5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoopes-Cunningham_Mansion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoopes-Cunningham_Mansion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894225","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopes-Cunningham_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15225016"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/vermilion-county/hoopes-cunningham-mansion-85002307/"}