Leslie, Author at Erie County Historical Society

Masonic Temple

Leslie2023-08-07T08:25:04-04:00

302 Wayne Street

On December 20, 1886 a joint communication from Science Lodge 50 and Perseverance #329 suggested that a Masonic Home be built in Sandusky. Continue Reading >

Masonic TempleLeslie2023-08-07T08:25:04-04:00

Brothers Horace and Augustus Moss built the Moss building at 114-124 Columbus Avenue in 1861. Among their first tenants were a bookstore and drug store. Today the building houses 546 Tattoo. Continue Reading >

Moss BuildingLeslie2023-07-29T07:16:15-04:00

Odd Fellows Hall

Leslie2023-07-28T15:31:16-04:00

225 West Washington Row

Located at 231 West Washington Row (originally called Park Row), the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall was constructed in 1889 and dedicated in March of 1890. Continue Reading >

Odd Fellows HallLeslie2023-07-28T15:31:16-04:00

Old City Hall

Leslie2024-09-01T08:02:34-04:00

South side of Market Street between Columbus Avenue and Jackson Street

Sandusky was founded in 1818 as a village. It was incorporated as a town in 1824. The community became a city March 6, 1845. Continue Reading >

Old City HallLeslie2024-09-01T08:02:34-04:00

Old First Church / First Presbyterian Church

Leslie2023-07-28T15:50:45-04:00

265 Jackson Street

The growth of a church congregation often accompanies an increase in differences among members. Continue Reading >

Old First Church / First Presbyterian ChurchLeslie2023-07-28T15:50:45-04:00

Old High School Building

Leslie2023-07-29T07:47:55-04:00

318 Columbus Avenue

Sandusky was one of the first Ohio towns to establish a public high school. Continue Reading >

Old High School BuildingLeslie2023-07-29T07:47:55-04:00

The First Post Office

Leslie2023-07-29T07:36:32-04:00

Southwest Corner of Columbus Avenue and Market Street

Although mail service began in Sandusky in 1820, no official post office building existed in the community until 1854 when the U.S. Treasury Department purchased the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Market Street. Continue Reading >

The First Post OfficeLeslie2023-07-29T07:36:32-04:00

Old Post Office Building / Merry-Go-Round Museum

Leslie2023-07-29T07:31:06-04:00

301 Jackson Street

The first post office in Sandusky opened in 1820 in a shanty on Water Street. Continue Reading >

Old Post Office Building / Merry-Go-Round MuseumLeslie2023-07-29T07:31:06-04:00

Phoenix Building (Euterpean Hall)

Leslie2023-07-28T15:38:24-04:00

109 - 119 East Water Street

Built in 1849 by W.H. Caswell, the Phoenix building was so named because it “rose from the ashes” of an earlier building that had burned. Continue Reading >

Phoenix Building (Euterpean Hall)Leslie2023-07-28T15:38:24-04:00

Post, Lewis and Radcliffe Building

Leslie2023-07-28T15:36:51-04:00

Northeast Corner East Washington Street and Columbus Avenue

Halsey C. Post, Lucius W. Lewis and James B. Radcliffe purchased the corner lot on Columbus Avenue and East Water Street in 1866 and built a three story Romanesque style building of limestone with a brick façade to house their grocery and ship chandlery. Continue Reading >

Post, Lewis and Radcliffe BuildingLeslie2023-07-28T15:36:51-04:00

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