{"nrhp_refnum":"94001016","name":"Hoopes-Smith House","other_names":["Hoopes,James M.,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"417 N. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockport","county":"Aransas County","state":"TX","lat":28.02715691900005,"lon":-97.04991994699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story Queen Anne frame house at 417 North Broadway in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, built between 1890 and 1892 for James M. Hoopes and his family. The property also includes a 1934/1935 garage and a 1985 gazebo.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent local example of Queen Anne architecture, with irregular massing, projecting bays, a corner tower, fish scale shingles and Eastlake-style incised barge board and roof cresting. It retains a high degree of historical and architectural integrity. It is also tied to Rockport's growth, since it served as a family home, hotel and boarding house between 1894 and 1930.","narrative":"Facing the Gulf of Mexico at 417 North Broadway in Rockport, Texas, this 2 1/2-story frame house was built between 1890 and 1892 for James M. Hoopes, a former lawyer and banker who moved from Iowa. Its plans were signed by architect D.S. Hopkins of Grand Rapids and, according to family tradition, were bought from a Sears catalog. The house shows classic Queen Anne features: an asymmetrical plan, a steep hipped roof with cross gables, projecting bays, a corner tower, and fish scale shingles set against horizontal siding. Incised barge board and roof cresting reflect Eastlake influence. Alterations, including a 1894 south bay, post-1919 hurricane repairs and a 1934 rear room, are considered part of its history. Between 1894 and 1930 the building also operated as a hotel and boarding house for visitors drawn to Rockport's growing tourist trade. T. Noah Smith purchased it in 1934, and it stayed in his family until 1990.","period_of_significance":"1890-1892, 1894, 1919, 1934","architect_builder":"Hopkins, D.S.","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as hotel; the owner bought it in 1990 intending to rehabilitate it as a bed and breakfast and planned to seek tax credits for restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.917902-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/9709/40970997/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94001016.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001016/d9447874b0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001016/d9447874b0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoopes_smith_house_2006.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:Hoopes_smith_house_2006.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970997","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopes%E2%80%93Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14710506"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/aransas-county/hoopes-smith-house-94001016/"}