Masonic Temple Building | |
Location | Main St., S. of Liberty St., Vermilion, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 41°25′18″N82°21′55″W / 41.42167°N 82.36528°W Coordinates: 41°25′18″N82°21′55″W / 41.42167°N 82.36528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1870 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Vermilion-Harbour Town MRA |
NRHP reference # | 79003950 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 14, 1979 |
The Masonic Temple Building in Vermilion, Ohio, located on Main St., is a building from 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
Vermilion is a city in Erie and Lorain counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, on Lake Erie about 35 miles west of Cleveland and 17 miles east of Sandusky. The population was 10,594 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Jim Forthofer. The Lorain County portion of Vermilion is part of the Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Erie County portion is part of the Sandusky Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
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