J O Cunningham House, Urbana


  • Address: 206 W California St
  • Vicinity: W of S Race St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
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.

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Particulars for J O Cunningham House, Urbana:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 96000855
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: Paten, John
Architectural Style: Italianate
Other Certification: Listed in the National Register, Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Education, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Significant Year: 1857
Associated People: Ater, Edward, et al.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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