Banks and business blocks in Sandusky
This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
10 stops, 1.7 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Lea Block174-186 E. Market St.Building · listed 1982start
- 2Stone's Block202 Columbus Ave.Building · listed 1982415 ft from stop 1
- 3Commercial Banking & Trust Co.115 E. Washington RowBuilding · listed 1982252 ft from stop 2
- 4Third National Bank220 W. Market St.Building · listed 1982463 ft from stop 3
- 5U.S. Post OfficeW. Washington & Jackson Sts.Building · listed 19820.1 mi from stop 4
- 6Water Street Commercial Buildings101-165 E. Water St. and 101-231 W. Water St.Historic district · listed 19750.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Exchange Hotel202-204 E. Water St.Building · listed 19850.1 mi from stop 6
- 8Facer's Store279 E. Market St.Building · listed 1982469 ft from stop 7
- 9Kuebeler-Stang Block634 Hancock St.Building · listed 19820.4 mi from stop 8
- 10Erie County Office Building1202 Sycamore LineBuilding · listed 19740.5 mi from stop 9
1.7 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Sandusky
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Sandusky10 stops · 2.0 milesRomanesque Revival buildings use round arches, heavy masonry walls and short thick columns.
- Houses and mansions in Sandusky15 stops · 0.9 milesThe route links the houses the register carries in Sandusky. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in Sandusky11 stops · 1.4 milesThe route links churches built between 1841 and 1880. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
Local history books for Sandusky
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Ohio
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