{"nrhp_refnum":"79003946","name":"Bradley's, Capt., Second House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"753 Decatur St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.420086893000075,"lon":-82.36953766299996,"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 Stick Style house at the northeast corner of Decatur and Ohio streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, dating to the 1870s. It sits on a stone foundation with a hip roof and a barn to the north.","why_significant":"The house was the second home of Captain Alva Bradley, a wealthy shipping businessman who ran his business from Cleveland but lived in Vermilion. The nomination describes it as an important link to Vermilion's maritime history. It is also noted as an unusual house with distinctive wood ornament.","narrative":"Captain Bradley's Second House is a two-story, wood-frame residence at the corner of Decatur and Ohio streets in Vermilion, Ohio. Built in the 1870s in the Stick Style, it has a stone foundation, a hip roof with asphalt shingles, ornamented porches and a projecting bay window. Flush board siding covers the eastern portion, while clapboard covers the western wing, which suggests that wing was added later. A large barn stands directly north of the house on a sizable lot with many shade trees. The house is tied to Captain Alva Bradley, who attended Oberlin College, entered the shipping business young and built a sizable fortune. His business was centered in Cleveland, but he lived in Vermilion, where his earlier house also still stands. The property was recognized as an important link to Vermilion's maritime history. It remains a residence, though the survey noted that it was not being well maintained.","period_of_significance":"1870's","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is rated fair inside and out, and the form says the house is not being well maintained. It is still 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 02:53:12.681743-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003946.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003946/c69846ae23-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003946/c69846ae23-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Bradley_2nd_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_Bradley_2nd_House_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984832","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784346"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/bradleys-capt-second-house-79003946/"}