{"nrhp_refnum":"96001288","name":"O'Connell, Daniel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"115 N. Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermont","county":"Fulton County","state":"IL","lat":40.29532426900005,"lon":-90.42617853099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Four Square house with a contributing two-car garage at 115 North Union Street in Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois. Local contractor Fred Rankin built both in 1928.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good local example of the Four Square type with Craftsman features, meeting Criterion C for architecture. Its original sun room and vestibule extension varies the type and echoes a front porch. Massive brick piers, horizontal emphasis and interior built-ins show the Craftsman influence.","narrative":"Built in 1928 at the corner of North Union and East Third Streets in Vermont, Illinois, this two-story frame house follows the Four Square type, with a nearly square shape, hipped roof and open interior plan. A wood-framed two-car garage from the same year stands to the southeast. Banker and former lumber yard owner Daniel O'Connell commissioned the house after selling his lumber business, hiring local contractor Fred Rankin, with Harvey Brinton handling the masonry. A one-story sun room and vestibule extension at the front gives a variation on the usual porch massing. Craftsman touches include massive brick piers, wide overhanging eaves, French doors, a brick fireplace flanked by built-in shelving, a stair bench and a dining room sideboard. The house was recognized for architecture because it illustrates the Four Square type with Craftsman and some Prairie influences, and it is one of several Four Square houses in the village.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Rankin, Fred, Builder; Brinton, Harvey, Mason","architectural_style":"Other: Four Square; Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as a single dwelling in current use; the form notes the dining room French doors were being revarnished after water damage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.37101-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/8911/28891104/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/96001288.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001288/bd88d606be-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001288/bd88d606be-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Boscophotos","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image_O%27Connell_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Boscophotos</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:Image_O%27Connell_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891104","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Connell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24041135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/fulton-county/oconnell-daniel-house-96001288/"}