{"nrhp_refnum":"82001380","name":"Boeckling Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"103-105 W. Shoreline Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.457557792000046,"lon":-82.71276510499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and stucco office building at 103-105 W. Shoreline Drive in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1928 in a Spanish-influenced amusement park style for the Cedar Point resort.","why_significant":"It was the winter administration building for G. A. Boeckling, president and general manager of the Cedar Point Resort Co. Boeckling guided the resort's development from the late 19th century through the first 30 years of the 20th. Its amusement park architecture also sets it apart from other commercial buildings in downtown Sandusky.","narrative":"Built in 1928 at 103-105 W. Shoreline Drive in Sandusky, this two-story office building served as the winter administration headquarters for G. A. Boeckling, president and general manager of the Cedar Point Resort Co. Boeckling, described as a promotional genius, led the growth of the amusement park, which traces its beginnings to 1868, for roughly the last quarter of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th. The building reflects that setting through a Spanish-themed design: a red tile hip roof topped by a large cupola, double eaves brackets, stucco walls, buff brick corner pilasters, and stilted arch windows with sandstone keys carved with aquatic symbols. Terra cotta ornamentation and sandstone panels decorate the first floor. It sits on the dock beside the ferry landing for Cedar Point, and its resort-style architecture distinguishes it from other commercial buildings downtown. It remains in office use and in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Spanish motif (amusement park architecture)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as offices; interior condition good and exterior very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.108482-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001380.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001380/de96712241-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001380/de96712241-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeckling_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeckling_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984976","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeckling_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137771499"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/boeckling-building-82001380/"}