{"nrhp_refnum":"96001295","name":"Ross, Harvey Lee, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"602 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Vermont","county":"Fulton County","state":"IL","lat":40.28906332300005,"lon":-90.42818060199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival farmhouse at 602 South Main Street on the south edge of Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois, built about 1858 for Harvey Lee Ross, with a farmstead of outbuildings including a summer kitchen and three-portal barn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion B for Ross's role in Vermont's commercial development and in bringing the Rushville Branch of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad through the village. It also meets Criterion C as one of the best-preserved Greek Revival houses in town, with some Italianate detailing, and for its intact c. 1858 outbuildings reflecting traditional farm construction.","narrative":"Built around 1858 for farmer and businessman Harvey Lee Ross, this two-story frame house sits on the south edge of Vermont, Illinois, and retains the layout and detailing of the Greek Revival style. Its features include a dentiled cornice, cornice returns, corner pilasters, six-over-six windows, a front door with sidelights and transom, and a porch with Doric columns and small Italianate brackets. Inside, a central hall divides parlors and a dining room, with fluted woodwork and a cherry staircase. Rear additions from the late 1800s and early 1900s leave the front and side walls as originally built. The farmstead keeps a summer kitchen and a three-portal barn from the same period, built with mortise, tenon and pegged timbers, plus later sheds, a garage, a privy and a chicken coop. The property was recognized for Ross's part in the village's commercial growth and the arrival of the railroad, and as an intact local example of Greek Revival design with its working farm buildings.","period_of_significance":"c. 1858-c. early 1920s (Criterion C); c. 1858-1873 (Criterion B)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Other: Three-Portal Barn","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition; the property is still a residence and the barn still houses cattle, feed and hay.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.522242-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/8911/28891124/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/96001295.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001295/3d8a04a9fe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001295/3d8a04a9fe-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Andreas, Lyter, &amp; Co.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvey_Lee_Ross_Farm_Residence.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andreas, Lyter, &amp;amp; Co.</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvey_Lee_Ross_Farm_Residence.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891124","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Lee_Ross_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19867844"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/fulton-county/ross-harvey-lee-house-96001295/"}