J O Cunningham House, Urbana
- Address: 206 W California St
- Vicinity: W of S Race St
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1855/00/00 | Mary Margaret Cunningham | Home | Mr and Mrs Cunningmam leave the brick residence (lost) he built for his bride at the corner of Elm and Market streets and move into a new home at Race and California streets where they will reside for the next 16 years. | |||
1858/04/25 | Samuel G Alschuler | Work | Samuel Alschuler takes a portrait of Abe Lincoln. Lincoln came into the studio (lost) wearing an old linen duster, deemed unsuitable, the photographer, about a foot shorter than the lawyer, loaned Abe his own velvet-collared jacket for the sitting. | |||
1858/04/25 | Judge J O Cunningham | Home | J O Cunningham looks as Abraham Lincoln as sits for ambrotype by Samuel Alschuler at the photographer's studio (lost) in Urbana. Alschuler's studio was on the 2nd floor of the Lowenstern Building, at the southwest corner of Main and Race Streets. | |||
1858/04/25 | Abraham Lincoln | Subject | Lincoln, wearing the photographer's coat, is photographed by Samuel G Alschuler at his studio (lost) in Urbana. The arms on the coat are much too short for Lincoln but they cannot be seen. The Original ambrotype is at Illinois State Historical Society. | |||
1894/00/00 | Originally at the southeast corner of S Race and W California, Cunningham House is moved at some point to 206 W California Street. |
Particulars for J O Cunningham House, Urbana: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Sight Category | Building |
Criteria | Person |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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