Historic Walking Tours Archives - Page 6 of 10 - Erie County Historical Society

Lester Hubbard House

Leslie2023-07-28T15:43:36-04:00

134 East Adams Street

Sandusky businessman and banker Lester S. Hubbard built this lovely stone house at the southwest corner of Wayne and Adams Streets in 1852. Continue Reading >

Lester Hubbard HouseLeslie2023-07-28T15:43:36-04:00

Beecher represented Benjamin Johnson, a fugitive slave who arrived in Sandusky during the 1830’s. Beecher won Johnson’s freedom by arguing that Johnson was not the property of the plaintiff because the purchase was made in Ohio, which was a free state. Johnson then became a free resident of Sandusky. Continue Reading >

Lucas Beecher HouseLeslie2023-07-29T08:08:37-04:00

Marsh Tavern

Leslie2023-07-29T07:02:42-04:00

100 East Water Street

Rush Sloane wrote that the earliest story he knew about the Underground Railroad in Sandusky was this one. Continue Reading >

Marsh TavernLeslie2023-07-29T07:02:42-04:00

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

Moss Building

Leslie2023-07-29T07:16:15-04:00

114 - 124 Columbus Avenue

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