{"nrhp_refnum":"79003939","name":"Rae, Capt., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"690 Decatur St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.42116163000003,"lon":-82.37005086899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate frame house on the west side of Decatur Street, between the railroad tracks and Liberty Avenue, in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, dating to the 1870s.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as an attractive Italianate house with most of its detailing intact. It is also considered an important link to Vermilion's maritime heritage, since it was built for a lake captain whose large, ornate home suggests a successful career.","narrative":"Captain Rae House is a two-story Italianate residence on the west side of Decatur Street in Vermilion, Ohio, between the railroad tracks and Liberty Avenue. Built in the 1870s, it is a wood-frame house on a stone foundation with a hip roof of composition material and a rectangular plan. The facade has three bays and the sides have five. Decorative features include brackets under the eaves, a detailed cornice, elaborate porches and an iron balustrade at the very top of the house. Aluminum siding was added recently and the house has been remodeled, but most original details remain intact. It sits on a small lot facing commercial development across the street. The house was built for Captain Rae, a lake captain who settled in Vermilion; its size and ornament suggest he had a successful career. It was listed as an well-preserved Italianate example and as a reminder of the town's maritime heritage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior listed in good condition; aluminum siding was recently added and the house has recently been remodeled. Used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.225913-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003939.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003939/9d028f30a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003939/9d028f30a6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Rae_House_2.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:Capt_Rae_House_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984820","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/rae-capt-house-79003939/"}