EASTON, Pa. — With the nation approaching the 250th anniversary of American independence, state funding is now in place to help restore the long-vacant Hooper House, a Revolutionary War-era building in the city’s historic downtown district. State Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Northampton, recently announced a $100,000 Keystone Historic Preservation Grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to support rehabilitation work at the property, located at Fifth and Northampton streets.