{"nrhp_refnum":"79003927","name":"Sail Loft","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St. S. of Ferry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.42311886500005,"lon":-82.36526924699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story heavy-timber warehouse building dated 1840, on the east side of Main Street just south of Ferry Street in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, facing the Vermilion River on its other side.","why_significant":"It was one of the early warehouses of the Vermilion shipyard. Together with the Kishman Fish Company buildings, it is all that remains of the old shipyards. Its interior fabric is largely intact, and it provides a link to Vermilion's maritime heritage.","narrative":"Built around 1840 on the east side of Main Street, just south of Ferry Street in Vermilion, Ohio, the Sail Loft began as a warehouse serving the town's shipyard. It is a two-story rectangular building with heavy timber construction, a stone foundation, a gabled asphalt-shingle roof and board-and-batten siding. Recent remodelling replaced the roof and siding and added new window openings, so the exterior retains little beyond the original basic shape. Inside, especially in the restaurant that now occupies it, large wooden supports from the original structure remain visible. The building sits on sloping land between Main Street and the Vermilion River, where a landscaped terrace overlooks the water. It was identified as one of the early shipyard warehouses and, along with the Kishman Fish Company buildings, is all that survives of the old shipyards. Its well-preserved interior makes it a tangible reminder of Vermilion's maritime heritage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Now used as a restaurant and office; interior and exterior both listed in good condition, with recent remodelling including a new roof, siding and window openings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.857674-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003927.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003927/78d6662102-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003927/78d6662102-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sail_Loft.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sail_Loft.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984928","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137783814"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/sail-loft-79003927/"}