{"nrhp_refnum":"79003956","name":"Denzel, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"831 Douglas St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.41864472300006,"lon":-82.36202845699995,"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 at the southeast corner of South and Douglas Streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, built circa 1870 (the history section says 1870) as a residence.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as one of Vermilion's finer older houses, set on a spacious lot, and an excellent example of the Italianate frame houses typical of the area. It was sold in 1877 to the Vermilion German Methodist Episcopal Church Trustees for use as a parsonage.","narrative":"This two-story wood-frame house stands on a large corner lot at South and Douglas Streets in Vermilion, Ohio. Built as a residence around 1870, it was sold in 1877 to the trustees of the Vermilion German Methodist Episcopal Church, which used it as a parsonage. The house has a gable roof with shingles, clapboard siding with pilasters, a sandstone foundation and an irregular plan. Windows have ornate moulding, and two porches display carved wood members, one added later. Its proportions are somewhat Greek Revival, while the detailing is Italianate. The grounds include large shade trees, a sloping bank on the east, attractive light posts and a garage at the southeast corner. The survey describes it as one of Vermilion's finer older houses and an excellent example of the Italianate frame houses typical of the town. It remains a residence, and both interior and exterior are in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; interior and exterior condition both listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:11.876307-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003956.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003956/cc8d5bb4c0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003956/cc8d5bb4c0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Denzel_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:John_Denzel_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984844","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784636"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/denzel-john-house-79003956/"}