{"nrhp_refnum":"79003958","name":"Nickel, Old, Plate Railroad Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct of Rte 60 and Norkfolk and Western Railroad","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermilion","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.41563137700007,"lon":-82.36549542299997,"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 small one-story wood-frame railroad station in Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, built around 1880 for the Nickel Plate Railroad at the northeast corner of Route 60 and the Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks.","why_significant":"The station was built about 1880 to serve passengers and freight in the village when the Nickel Plate line came through Vermilion. It is described as an attractive frame railroad station with clear links to Vermilion's transportation history. It was recorded as part of the Vermilion Harbour Town multiple resource area.","narrative":"This small railroad depot in Vermilion, Ohio, dates to about 1880, when the Nickel Plate line reached the village. It was built to handle both passengers and freight. The one-story, wood-frame building is Stick Style, with clapboard siding, a stone foundation, and a gabled roof of seamed metal. Long overhanging eaves rest on large brackets, carved wood moldings top the windows, and a projecting bay window faces the tracks. A second station was built on the east side of the river to serve tourists visiting Crystal Park. The depot sits at the northeast corner of Route 60 and the railroad, surrounded by warehouses and industrial buildings. The survey describes it as long unused and deteriorating, though in fair condition, and notes that discussions about preserving it had produced no progress. Its importance rests on its attractive frame construction and its tie to Vermilion's transportation history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as long unused, deteriorating, and in fair condition inside and out; present use listed as storage. Preservation discussions had made no progress.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.819196-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003958.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003958/92c174f907-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003958/92c174f907-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_NKP_depot,_Vermilion.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_NKP_depot,_Vermilion.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984846","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137784671"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/nickel-old-plate-railroad-depot-79003958/"}