163 – 165 East Water Street
Fisher’s Hall is the second large limestone building to occupy the northwest corner of East Water Street and Wayne Street. Continue Reading >
Category: Downtown Sandusky Historic Walking Tour
William Robertson Wholesale Grocery
149 East Water Street
William Robertson was an immigrant from England who had been in the grocery business in his native land. Continue Reading >
Reber Block
133 – 143 East Water Street
From 1817 until 1852 the first wood frame building in Sandusky sat on this site. Continue Reading >
Weeden-Reber Building
127 – 131 East Water Street
This building was built around 1853 by John Weeden. Continue Reading >
Biemiller Building
121 – 125 East Water Street
Andrew Biemiller built the Italianate style structure in 1866 to accommodate the German Turnverein Association, a German organization that promoted gymnastics and athletics, as well as the study of the German language. Continue Reading >
Phoenix Building (Euterpean Hall)
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 >
Post, Lewis and Radcliffe Building
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 >
Union Bank
142 Columbus Avenue
The building at 142 Columbus Avenue was built in 1853 and housed a succession of banks: Union Bank, Second National Bank, and Commercial Bank. Continue Reading >
Star Theatre
136 Columbus Avenue
The Star Theatre at 136 Columbus Avenue was built in 1914 as a silent movie theater. Continue Reading >
Donahue Hardware
126 Columbus Avenue
The building at 126 Columbus Avenue was built in 1853 to house the Moss Brothers Bank. Faber and Frank Donahue, who moved their hardware store to this location from the northeast corner of Jackson and Water Streets in 1914, added the brick façade. Continue Reading >