{"nrhp_refnum":"79003945","name":"Young, Capt., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Decatur & Ohio Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.41976361900004,"lon":-82.37021296399996,"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 wood frame house at the southwest corner of Decatur and Ohio streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, dating to the 1860s. It was built as a residence and is still used as one.","why_significant":"It is described as a well-preserved example of the transition from Greek Revival to Italianate architecture. It also has a connection to Vermilion's maritime history, since Captain Young was a lake captain who settled in the town.","narrative":"Standing at the southwest corner of Decatur and Ohio streets in Vermilion, Ohio, this two-story wood frame house dates to the 1860s and was built for Captain Young, a lake captain who settled in the town. It has a stone foundation, clapboard siding, and a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. The design is late Greek Revival with early Italianate influence. The heavy cornice and simple window openings are Greek Revival features, while the lack of cornice returns and corner pilasters shows it is not purely in that style. The elaborate main entrance is of special interest, and the front porch is a later addition. The house sits on an unusually large lot with shade trees, shrubbery, and a wood fence around the grounds. It was recognized as a well-preserved example of the shift from Greek Revival to Italianate design and as a link to Vermilion's maritime history. It remains in residential use and in very good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival transitional","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a residence; interior and exterior condition both listed as very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.376991-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003945.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003945/f591ffec40-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003945/f591ffec40-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Young_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_Young_House_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984830","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784324"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/young-capt-house-79003945/"}