{"nrhp_refnum":"76001472","name":"Mill Hollow House, The","other_names":["Bacon,Benjamin,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Vermilion on N. Ridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.38190303700003,"lon":-82.31491864099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame Greek Revival house, built about 1845 for Benjamin Bacon, on North Ridge Road southeast of Vermilion in Lorain County, Ohio. It has a two-story main block with a 1-1/2 story wing and attached summer kitchen.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the last small Greek Revival structures of its type in the area, reflecting early architecture of the region. It has changed little since it was built and stayed with the same family for over 100 years. It was built for Benjamin Bacon, an early settler who served as county commissioner and justice of the peace and used the house as his office for community affairs.","narrative":"Built around 1845 southeast of Vermilion in Lorain County, this wood-frame house was home to Benjamin Bacon, one of the earliest settlers in the area. Bacon served as county commissioner and justice of the peace, and the house doubled as his office for community affairs. The main block is two stories and three bays wide, with an off-center entrance framed by wide molding, corner blocks and sidelights. A chevron pattern of molding lines the pediment, and a single chimney rises from the ridge. A 1-1/2 story wing and summer kitchen, shown in sketches before 1870, extend to one side; the wing's bay window dates from the early 1900s. Narrow lapped siding covers the whole house. The nomination values it as a small Greek Revival building, one of the last of its kind locally, which changed little and stayed in one family for more than a century. It now serves the county park district as a meeting house, museum and office.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1845","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Lorain County Metropolitan Park District; condition good. The main block is used as a meeting house and museum, and the wing serves as park offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.764244-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001472.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001472/d203e9de08-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001472/d203e9de08-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mill_Hollow_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mill_Hollow_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989775","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138528133"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/mill-hollow-house-the-76001472/"}