{"nrhp_refnum":"79003948","name":"Gilchrist, Capt., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5644 Huron St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.42392616400008,"lon":-82.36706926899996,"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 Italianate house built in 1885 on the north side of Huron Street between Main and Washington streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, near the Lake Erie shore.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of Italianate architecture. It is also tied to the maritime history of Vermilion through Captain Gilchrist, a successful ship captain, merchant and lumber businessman.","narrative":"Built in 1885 on Huron Street in Vermilion, Ohio, this two-story frame house was home to Captain Gilchrist, a successful ship captain and merchant who was also involved in the lumber business. It is a large Italianate residence with a stone foundation, clapboard siding and a hip roof of composition material. Elaborate hood moldings top the doors and windows, the eaves are massive and bracketed, and several stained glass windows survive. The front porch appears to be an early twentieth century addition, while the side porch seems original. A smaller, plainly ornamented rear wing extends behind the main block. Inside, a main hallway with a large stair remains, though the house has been subdivided into apartments. It sits on a large lot with shrubbery and shade trees, with the lake shore to the north. The house was listed as an excellent example of Italianate architecture and for its ties to Vermilion's maritime history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to apartments; interior and exterior condition both listed as fair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.833577-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003948.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003948/e809736cf0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003948/e809736cf0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Gilchrist_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_Gilchrist_House_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984834","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784409"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/gilchrist-capt-house-79003948/"}