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Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Meyers, Capt., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 667 words across 4 pages, filed in 1979. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79003923, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the typewriter's. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

4 MAY 7 1979 OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No. ERI 140188 2. County Erie 3. Location of Negatives Lor. Co. Reg. Plng. Comm. 4. Present Name(s) Captain Meyers House 5. Other Name(s) 6. Specific Location Northwest corner of Ohio and Perry Streets 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Vermilion 8. Site Plan with North Arrow N [map sketch] Perry St. | | O HIO -- st. 9. Coordinates Lat. ______________________ Long. ______________________ U.T.M. Reference [17] 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 Zone Easting Northing 10. Site Building [x] Structure Object 11. On National Register? Yes No [x] 12. Is It Eligible? Yes No [x] 13. Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.? Yes No [x] 14.

District Potent.? Yes No [x] 15. Name of Established District __________________________________________ 16. Thematic Category CFN 17. Date(s) or Period 1880 18. Style or Design Italianate 19. Architect or Engineer ______________________________________ 20. Contractor or Builder ______________________________________ 21. Original Use, if apparent house 22. Present Use apartments 23. Ownership Public Private [x] 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Gerhard Buskin 25. Open to Public? Yes No [x] 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Vermilion Historical Society 27. Other Surveys in Which Included Harbour Town Tour #21 28. No. of Stories 2 29. Basement? Yes [x] No 30. Foundation Material stone 31. Wall Construction wood frame 32. Roof Type & Material hip composition 33. No. of Bays Front 3 Side 6 34. Wall Treatment brackets cornice 35.

Plan Shape irregular 36. Changes Addition [ ] Altered [x] Moved [ ] (Explain in #42) 37. Condition Interior _____ Exterior fair 38. Preservation Underway? Yes No [x] 39. Endangered? Yes By What? __________________ No [x] 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes [x] No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 30ft. 50ft. 42. Further Description of Important Features Among the original features of this house are the brackets, the elaborate cornice and the window mouldings. Wide-board aluminum siding conceals other features. The front porch was added some time ago and is now deteriorating. The house has now been divided into apartments. 43. History and Significance Captain Meyers was the master of ill-fated "Western Reserve" which sank, taking the lives of many Vermilion families. Vermilion's history is closely tied to Lake Erie and its shipping history.

This property is an excellent link to that history. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Large overgrown shrubs and large trees line this property. The attractiveness of the surroundings are marred by poor maintenance. 45. Sources of Information Harbour Town Brochure 46. Prepared by Steven McQuillin 47. Organization Lor. Co. Reg. Plng. Comm. 48. Date 8-76 49. Revision Date(s) Vermilion - Harbor Town Multiple Property Resource Area State OH Erie Working Number 5.7.79.964 TECHNICAL Photos 43 Maps 1 CONTROL HISTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN I am not happy with this. They continue to use the N.R. forms with a notarization, yet also talk about the intact historic setting. Many of the statements of significance leave a lot to be desired. I have separated the ones that are especially poor.

Coal - Verus with state Branham 10.22.79 ARCHEOLOGIST 11.8.79 - discerned with state - unlike some of the N.R. components are on the east side, I guess I can accept, based on state assurances that these are the eligible resources & that the N.R. format is the best approach. HAER Inventory _____ Review _____ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF accept Branham 11.8.79 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up ________________ Send-back ______________ Entered NOV 1 4 1979 Federal Register Entry 12479 Re-submit _______________ United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Capt.

Meyers House Vermilion-Harbour Town Multiple Resource Area Erie County, Ohio # 4843 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000654