{"nrhp_refnum":"79003952","name":"Pelton, Old, Hotel","other_names":["Hall's Rest Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5780 Liberty Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.42206765100008,"lon":-82.36960319299999,"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 frame hotel building in the Italianate style at the northeast corner of Liberty Avenue and Decatur Street in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, dating to the 1860s.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as an old hotel that served east-west traffic passing through Vermilion. It is called an excellent example of the large-scale frame Italianate architecture common to Vermilion, with notable brackets, an elaborate cornice and an iron balustrade.","narrative":"Built in the 1860s at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Decatur Street, this two-story frame building in Vermilion, Ohio, began as a hotel serving east-west traffic through the town. It is regarded as an excellent example of the large-scale Italianate architecture in wood frame that is common in Vermilion. Notable features include decorative brackets, an elaborate cornice and an iron balustrade along the roofline. The hip roof is covered in asphalt shingles, and the foundation is stone. Over time the building was altered: shingle siding was applied to the exterior, and a front porch and several small wings were added. It was once quite similar to the nearby Captain Rae House. The interior has been adapted for use as a nursing home, and both interior and exterior were reported in good condition. The building sits on a large lot with shade trees and shrubbery, at the western edge of the business district. It is included in the Vermilion Harbour Town multiple resource area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a nursing home (Hall's Rest Home); interior and exterior condition listed as good. Shingle siding, a front porch and small wings have been added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.367373-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003952.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003952/dff30240e9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003952/dff30240e9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Pelton_Hotel.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:Old_Pelton_Hotel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984838","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784530"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/pelton-old-hotel-79003952/"}