Hoopes, William, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1898 at 204 North Liberty Street in Vermont, Illinois, this one-story wood-frame house follows the T-plan, a popular builder form of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Local carpenter and plasterer William Myers constructed it for William Hoopes, a wagon maker, farmer and Civil War veteran who moved in that year and lived there until his death in 1921. Queen Anne touches include a small projecting front gable, a cutaway three-sided window bay with bracketed eaves, a porch with turned posts and spindled frieze, and an original pressed metal roof resembling rounded shingles. Inside, plaster walls, varnished walnut woodwork with floral medallion and bullseye corner blocks, a pocket door and an oak and glazed tile fireplace survive. A summer kitchen is attached through an enclosed porch. The nomination found it the best-preserved T-plan house in the village, since the others have been resided or enlarged, and listed it for its architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a good, highly intact local example of the T-plan builder house type with Queen Anne details. Features include a cross-gabled roof, a cutaway three-sided bay with bracketed eaves, a spindlework porch, pressed sheet metal roof shingles and interior woodwork with floral medallion and bullseye corner blocks. It notes that other T-plan houses in Vermont have been covered in synthetic siding or heavily enlarged.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 96001285, listed November 7, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 204 N. Liberty St., Vermont |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | November 7, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96001285 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1898 |
| Architect / builder | Myers, William, Builder |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne; T-Plan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in excellent condition and still used as a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.29602, -90.42909 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96001285.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q24061462
- This listing as JSON
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