{"nrhp_refnum":"74001473","name":"Sycamore School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3rd and Sycamore Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45085007200004,"lon":-82.69738397599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-11-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Sycamore School is a two-story stone school building with a basement in the Italianate style, built in 1876 on Sycamore Line between Third and Fourth Streets in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. It was formerly the First Ward School.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the building's primary significance architectural. A basically simple cube is given variety and interest through its design, and it is built of cut limestone rather than the brick more commonly used, reflecting Sandusky's native material. It is also the second oldest of Sandusky's grade schools still in use.","narrative":"Sycamore School in Sandusky, Ohio, is a two-story limestone school building with a basement, completed in 1876 and originally known as the First Ward School. It occupies the Sycamore Street side of an entire block between Third and Fourth Streets. The Italianate design has a hipped roof with bracketed eaves and a simple cubic form. Each elevation has a central entrance, dividing the interior into eight classrooms, and three sides have slightly projecting bays topped with small pediment gables. Masonry framing in relief makes the windows appear set in recessed planes, which the nomination describes as an unusual design. Door and window openings have round or segmental arches with sandstone sills. The building was recognized mainly for its architecture: a plain form given variety, and built in cut limestone where brick would be more usual, reflecting Sandusky's native material. It is also the second oldest of the city's grade schools still in use. Fire escapes and interior updates have been added.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; specific date 1876","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition, in educational use; external fire escapes and internal improvements have been added, but the basic exterior design is unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.104496-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001473.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001473/b73276a818-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001473/b73276a818-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sycamore_School_in_Sandusky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sycamore_School_in_Sandusky.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988132","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137770952"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/sycamore-school-74001473/"}