{"nrhp_refnum":"82001396","name":"Erie County Oil Products Co.","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"649 Tiffin Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.44635971500003,"lon":-82.75065877099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story brick gas station at 649 Tiffin Avenue in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1922 for the Erie County Oil Products Co. on a busy corner in the West End.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of very few gas stations from the early automobile era that remain almost intact, and the only one left in Sandusky. It was built by a dealer in gasoline, kerosene and lubricating oils to serve West End drivers soon after World War I.","narrative":"Built in 1922 at 649 Tiffin Avenue in Sandusky, this small brick gas station recalls the early days of motoring. It is a one-story, square-plan building with stucco wall treatment and a tin tile mansard roof with four square corner projections. The overhang rests on square wooden pillars set in a concrete curb, and a broad barge board runs along the roof line. Four large six-light windows and a door with a transom give the front an open look. The pumps are gone, and a side pit that cars once drove over, used before hydraulic lifts, was filled in only recently. The station was put up by the Erie County Oil Products Co., dealers in gasoline, kerosene and lubricating oils, to serve drivers in the West End. It was listed because it is one of very few early gas stations still nearly intact and the only one remaining in Sandusky. It sits on a busy corner in a mixed business and residential neighborhood, vacant and in poor condition.","period_of_significance":"1922","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant, in poor exterior condition and described as endangered by neglect; the gas pumps were removed and a side service pit was recently filled in.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.678152-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001396.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985032","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/erie-county-oil-products-co-82001396/"}