{"nrhp_refnum":"82001393","name":"Engels, Herman, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 Hancock St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45761823300006,"lon":-82.70869574899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Second Empire house at 117 Hancock Street in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1885 next to the Engels & Krudwig Winery.","why_significant":"The house is significant because it was the home of the vintner of the Engels & Krudwig Winery next door. Herman Engels inherited the winery from his uncle Jacob Engels, who founded it in 1863, and German settlers made winemaking an important local industry until 1961. The reviewer recommended acceptance under Criteria A and B and noted it could also be significant under C.","narrative":"Built in 1885 at 117 Hancock Street in Sandusky, this three-story brick house shows the Second Empire style through its shingled mansard roof with a decorative curb, rounded arched dormer windows with fluted pilasters and finials, and elaborately carved stone lintels. It rests on a cut limestone foundation and has a stone string course and water table. The double front doors have iron grillwork and a transom, and the original stone steps remain. A double porch, added probably around 1920, replaced the original canopy and entrance. The house is tied to Sandusky's wine industry. It housed the vintner of the Engels & Krudwig Winery next door. Jacob Engels started the winery in 1863, and his nephew Herman Engels took it over when Jacob died in 1875. German immigrants brought winemaking skills to the area and made wine an important industry until 1961. The house is now apartments, and restoration was under way when it was documented.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder: Henceck","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Now used as apartments; exterior in very good condition and in process of restoration in a neighborhood that had been run down.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.684074-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001393.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001393/43836c2133-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001393/43836c2133-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herman_Engels_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herman_Engels_House.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/71985010","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137771750"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/engels-herman-house-82001393/"}