Historic Walking Tours Archives - Page 7 of 10 - Erie County Historical Society

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

Reber Block

Leslie2023-07-28T08:00:47-04:00

133 - 143 East Water Street

From 1817 until 1852 the first wood frame building in Sandusky sat on this site. Continue Reading >

Reber BlockLeslie2023-07-28T08:00:47-04:00

Red Popcorn Wagon

Leslie2023-07-28T08:06:38-04:00

NW Corner Columbus Ave and W. Washington Row

When most people think of popcorn the image of a movie theater lobby comes to mind. Continue Reading >

Red Popcorn WagonLeslie2023-07-28T08:06:38-04:00

Rieger Hotel

Leslie2023-07-28T09:20:12-04:00

Southeast corner of Jackson and Market streets

The Rieger Hotel was opened by businessman John Rieger in 1912. A fifth floor was added in 1917 to increase the number of rooms in the hotel. Continue Reading >

Rieger HotelLeslie2023-07-28T09:20:12-04:00

The Ritter Cigar Factory and Store

Leslie2023-07-28T08:35:43-04:00

Northwest Corner of West Market Street and Columbus Avenue

In 1864 Henry Ritter established a cigar factory on the second floor of the northwest corner of Columbus Avenue and West Market Street above a bank where the Bertsch Jewelry Store is today. Continue Reading >

The Ritter Cigar Factory and StoreLeslie2023-07-28T08:35:43-04:00

Rush R. Sloane House

Leslie2024-04-01T10:31:19-04:00

403 East Adams Street

The leaders in Sandusky’s Underground Railroad movement were freeborn black Sanduskians. Continue Reading >

Rush R. Sloane HouseLeslie2024-04-01T10:31:19-04:00

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Knute Rockne Marker

Leslie2023-07-28T08:28:28-04:00

510 Columbus Avenue

In 1839, the Reverend Father P.J. Machebeuf began visiting Sandusky to minister to the spiritual needs of the city’s growing Catholic community. He founded Holy Angels church in 1840. Continue Reading >

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Knute Rockne MarkerLeslie2023-07-28T08:28:28-04:00

Sandusky Library and Erie County Jail

Leslie2023-07-28T10:56:04-04:00

114 West Adams Street

Libraries and jails may make for strange bedfellows, but not in Sandusky, Ohio. Continue Reading >

Sandusky Library and Erie County JailLeslie2023-07-28T10:56:04-04:00