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If you've ever seen a barefooted roofer closing a standing seam on a hot tin roof in or near Madison, Indiana, well, that's Mr. Cunningham. Not only is Mr. Cunningham a cobbler, but he works as a full time tinner. In addition to his architectural expertise he makes reproduction tinware, manufacturing with 150 year-old tools and methods taught to him as a teen. Though he has often been found on a rooftop, due to two recent hip surgeries his roofing days are winding down.
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His tin shop is located in Madison, Indiana. The circa 1850s brick building is eligible for the National Register under criterion A and C, and is considered a contributing resource to the Madison National Register Historic District,. The building was built by a family that crossed the ocean (in 1832) from England to start life anew in America. Mr. Benjamin Brushfield, both a tallow maker and broom maker (like Mr. Cunningham) purchased the property in 1833. A history blog was started about the Brushfield-Cunningham manufactory and the neighborhood east of Ferry Street in Madison, formerly known as Fulton.