{"nrhp_refnum":"82001403","name":"Graefe, Henry, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1429 Columbus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.44353764400006,"lon":-82.70461519899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame dwelling at 1429 Columbus Avenue in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built around 1900 in the Georgian Revival style, with builder George Feick credited and a carriage house at the rear dated 1902.","why_significant":"The inventory form argues the house is significant for its outstanding architecture of the period. It is described as the largest and grandest in a row of elegant buildings spanning about 80 years of architectural styles. It is also tied to Henry Graefe, president of the Citizens Banking Co., whose descendants were prominent bankers, property owners, physicians and executives.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 1429 Columbus Avenue in Sandusky was built around 1900 in the Georgian Revival style by George Feick. It sits on a large, well-kept lot with mature trees, and a frame carriage house with a shingled gable, built in 1902, stands behind it. The roof is a truncated hip with a widow's walk. A pedimented front portico with brackets, a leaded glass lunette and four fluted Corinthian columns marks the entrance, with a balcony above the doorway. Other details include oriel and Palladian windows, a curved two-story bay, double arched dormers and pilaster corner boards. The house is valued for its outstanding architecture of the period and is described as the largest and grandest in a row of elegant buildings spanning about 80 years of styles. It was built for Henry Graefe, president of the Citizens Banking Co., and his descendants became prominent local bankers, property owners, physicians and executives.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Feick (builder)","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a dwelling; exterior and interior condition listed as excellent, on a large, well-cared-for lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.525166-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001403.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001403/a09b289fda-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001403/a09b289fda-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Graefe_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Graefe_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984876","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137771785"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/graefe-henry-house-82001403/"}