{"nrhp_refnum":"05000578","name":"Hotel Rieger","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"232 Jackson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.455401504000065,"lon":-82.71300767399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story brick and terra cotta hotel at 232 Jackson Street in downtown Sandusky, Ohio, built in 1912 with additions in 1915-16 and 1926. It was designed by architect Henry Millott for John L. Rieger.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is the last standing turn-of-the-century downtown hotel tied to Sandusky Bay's tourism industry (Criterion A). It is also a fine example of an early twentieth century Commercial style hotel with Neo-classical elements, and was the first fireproof building in Sandusky (Criterion C). It is the work of local architect Henry Millott and builder G. Wm. Doerzbach.","narrative":"Hotel Rieger, at 232 Jackson Street in downtown Sandusky, is a five-story masonry hotel with a steel and concrete supporting system. Built in 1912 for businessman John L. Rieger and designed by Henry Millott, it was enlarged in 1915-16 and again in 1926, growing from 60 rooms to 120. G. Wm. Doerzbach was the builder. The design combines Commercial style massing with Neo-classical details, including brick pilasters, a bracketed cornice and terra cotta elements embossed with the letter R. It was the first fireproof building in Sandusky and, by 1939, the city's largest hotel, offering dining, shops and a barber and beauty shop. It served as a hotel for decades before becoming a motor hotel, a nursing home and a short-lived bed and breakfast. It was listed as the last standing turn-of-the-century downtown hotel linked to Sandusky Bay's tourism trade, and for its architecture. The exterior remains largely intact, while the interior was altered, and the building has been vacant since the late 1990s.","period_of_significance":"1912-1954","architect_builder":"Henry Millott, Architect; G. Wm. Doerzbach, Builder","architectural_style":"Commercial Style; Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed current function is vacant/not in use; the building has been vacant since the later part of the 1990s. The exterior is described as in excellent condition, with the interior altered by nursing home use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.756357-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/05000578.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000578/27a91ce450-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000578/27a91ce450-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Rieger.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Rieger.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100001899","name":"Downtown Sandusky Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-sandusky-commercial-historic-district-100001899/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984922","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137770898"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/hotel-rieger-05000578/"}