{"nrhp_refnum":"79003957","name":"Union, Old, School Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of South and Mill Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.41809868100006,"lon":-82.36554707699997,"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 brick Italianate school building, built circa 1870, on the east side of State Street between South and Mill streets in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio.","why_significant":"It was built as Vermilion's union school and originally housed all classes of the Vermilion Public Schools, later serving as the high school. It is described as one of the few union schools left in the area and as a rare, well-preserved Italianate schoolhouse.","narrative":"Built around 1870 on State Street in Vermilion, Ohio, this two-story brick building began as the town's union school and originally held all classes of the Vermilion Public Schools. It later served as the high school. After it was condemned for school use and newer buildings were built elsewhere in the city, it took on industrial use as a factory warehouse. The Italianate design includes a recessed, gothic-like main entrance portal, rounded window openings, an elaborate bracketed cornice and projecting pediments at the top, with a hip roof and wood trim. The exterior has been sandblasted and pointed, the main entrance has been blocked, and the interior has been adapted to factory needs. Metal storage buildings are attached to the south and east. The building sits on a large green lawn with shade trees and shrubbery. It was recognized as one of the few union schools remaining in the area and as a rare, well-preserved example of an Italianate schoolhouse.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a factory warehouse; the interior and exterior are described as in good condition. The school was condemned for school purposes and replaced by newer buildings elsewhere in the city.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.349191-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003957.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984775","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/union-old-school-building-79003957/"}