{"nrhp_refnum":"79003955","name":"Walper, Capt. Henry, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5475 South St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.41871425100004,"lon":-82.36376502099995,"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 Queen Anne style residence built in 1899 at the southwest corner of South and Exchange Streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio. It was built for Captain Henry Walper, a Great Lakes ship captain.","why_significant":"The house was built for Captain Henry Walper, a prominent Great Lakes ship captain. The inventory describes it as an important link with the maritime-oriented history of Vermilion. It is also a well-preserved example of Queen Anne design with distinctive roof and trim details.","narrative":"Built in 1899 at the southwest corner of South and Exchange Streets in Vermilion, Ohio, this two-story Queen Anne house was constructed for Captain Henry Walper, a prominent Great Lakes ship captain. The wood-frame building rests on a sandstone foundation and is topped by a hipped gable roof of slate, ornamented with finials. Its irregular plan produces an interesting mass of projecting wings, bay windows and porches. Other distinguishing features include a wide cornice, pilasters, horizontal fascia boards and simple plain window moulding. Inside, oak parquet floors and stairways stand out. The house sits on a small corner lot with a garage at the south end, open lawns and a picket fence along the west property line. It remains a residence in good to excellent condition, and its connection to a ship captain makes it an important link with the maritime history of Vermilion.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; condition listed as good (interior) and excellent (exterior). Porches were planned to be restored to a more sympathetic style.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.848161-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003955.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003955/2ec4dc1477-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003955/2ec4dc1477-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Henry_Walper_House.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_Henry_Walper_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984842","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/walper-capt-henry-house-79003955/"}