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Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Old Funeral Palor

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 674 words across 5 pages, filed in 1979. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79003930, 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.

10 MAY 7 1979 OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 1. No. ER 1401C2 2. County Erie 3. Location of Negatives Lor.Co.Reg.Plng.Comm. 4. Present Name(s) old Funeral Parlor 5. Other Name(s) Wolf Electric 6. Specific Location Northeast corner, Grand and Liberty Streets 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Vermilion 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 9. Coordinates Lat. ___________________ Long. ___________________ U.T.M. Reference Zone [ 1 7 ] [ 3 8 ] [ 8 ] [ 3 5 ] [ 4 5 ] [ 8 6 ] [ 3 0 0 ] 10. Site Building [X] Structure [ ] Object [ ] 11. On National Register? Yes [ ] No [X] 12. Is it Eligible? Yes [ ] No [X] 27. 13. Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.? Yes [ ] No [X] 14. District Yes [ ] Potential? No [X] 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category C.O.N. 17. Date(s) or Period 1850's 18. Style or Design Greek Revival/Italianate 19. Architect or Engineer 20.

Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent house 22. Present Use electric company 23. Ownership Public [ ] Private [X] 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Lawrence Wolf 5996 Liberty Street 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, #43 28. No. of Stories 2 29. Basement? Yes [X] No [ ] 30. Foundation Material stone 31. Wall Construction wood frame 32. Roof Type & Material gable, composition 33. No. of Bays Front [ 7 ] Side [ 2 ] 34. Wall Treatment eaves, wood trim 35. Plan Shape "L" 36. Changes Addition (Explain) Altered [X] 37. Condition Interior fair Exterior good 38. Preservation 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 30' 50' frontage 42. Further Description of Important Features This building is Greek Revival in its proportions, but displays such Italianate features as hood moulding over windows and brackets under the eaves. The ground floor has been altered by the addition of large plate glass windows and the addition of a wing to the west. 43. History and Significance This building has had a long history and has undergone a wide variety of uses, among which was housing a funeral parlor. This is a major visual landmark in the community which represents the transition from Greek Revival to Italianate architecture in commercial architecture in Vermilion. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Located on the western edge of the business district, this building has lost much of its residential character. 45.

Sources of Information Site Inspection Harbour Town Brochure 46. Prepared by Steven McNuillin 47. Organization Lor.Co. Reg.Plng.Comm. 48. Date [49. Revision Date(s)] 8-76 Vermilion - Harbour Town Multiple Ind. Complex 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 these. They continue to use the N.R. forms with a modification, yet also talk about the intact historic setting. Many of the statements of significance leave a lot to be desired. I have rephased the ones that are especially poor. Brasham 10.22.79 ARCHEOLOGIST - concur w/ state - will some of the N.R. components are on the weak 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.

11.8.79 OTHER HAER Inventory _______ Review _______ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF accept Brasham 11.8.79 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Send-back _______ Entered NOV 1 4 1979 Federal Register Entry 12.4.79 Re-submit _______ United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service WOLF ELECTRIC SUPPLIES - FIXTURES - ELECTRIC HEAT - INSULATION Old Funeral Parlor Vermilion-Harbour Town Multiple Resource Area Erie County, Ohio #10743 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000654