{"nrhp_refnum":"82001408","name":"Hinde & Dauch Paper Co.","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"407 Decatur St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45223682100004,"lon":-82.71322368399996,"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 and stone office building at 407 Decatur Street in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, dated 1926 and built as the main office of the Hinde & Dauch Paper Co.","why_significant":"The building housed the main office of a company that revolutionized shipping through the invention and production of the corrugated shipping box. The box allowed goods to be sent in crush-proof containers and replaced heavy, bulky barrels and bags. The reviewer's note on the evaluation sheet cites Criterion A.","narrative":"Built in 1926 at 407 Decatur Street in Sandusky, this three-story Neo Classical office building served as the main office of the Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. The company revolutionized shipping with its invention and production of the corrugated shipping box, which let goods travel in crush-proof containers and replaced heavy, bulky barrels and bags. Hinde & Dauch kept offices across the Eastern United States. After the firm was sold to the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., the building was given to the Board of Education, and it is still used as offices. The upper floors are brick with pilasters flanking the entrance and vertical strips of windows, beneath a stone cornice with dentils. The above-ground basement is faced with plain stone, while the entrance and water table are polished marble. Inside, a two-story lobby has elegant appointments. The building faces a small triangular park in a neighborhood of offices, small businesses and residences.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"W. Adbms (architect or engineer, as transcribed from the inventory form)","architectural_style":"Neo Classical","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Exterior condition is listed as excellent. The building is used as offices and is owned by the local school district's Board of Education.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.788789-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001408.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001408/bf1f851499-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001408/bf1f851499-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinde_and_Dauch_Paper,_Decatur_Street_facility.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinde_and_Dauch_Paper,_Decatur_Street_facility.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985018","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinde_%26_Dauch_Paper_Company_(Decatur_Street,_Sandusky,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137777150"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/hinde-and-dauch-paper-co-82001408/"}