{"nrhp_refnum":"82001414","name":"Kerber's Marine Grocery","other_names":["Kerber,LA.,%GROCERY"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1006 Tiffin Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.44609078900004,"lon":-82.72670912699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame commercial building at 1006 Tiffin Avenue in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1888 by Lorenz Kerber to house a marine grocery, saloon and apartments.","why_significant":"The building has housed a marine grocery continuously since Lorenz Kerber built it. It is described as the only marine grocery in operation between Cleveland and Toledo. The business uses a bum boat to deliver groceries, oil and laundry to lake freighters. The reviewer's comments note Criterion A.","narrative":"This two-story frame building at 1006 Tiffin Avenue in Sandusky was erected in 1888 by Lorenz Kerber and has housed a marine grocery ever since. It originally held a grocery, saloon and apartments, and it is still used as a grocery, bar and apartments. The weatherboard structure has a hip roof with shed dormers and corbelled brick chimneys. An ornamental fascia board with sawn cutwork, brackets and finials carries the original family name. One of the two storefronts has been altered, but the grocery front keeps its recessed entry and large plate glass windows. The Kerber family ran the business until 1974, when Lorenz's great-grandson sold it. It was the only marine grocery operating between Cleveland and Toledo, and a bum boat delivered groceries, oil and laundry to coal boats at Sandusky, ore boats at Huron and stone boats at Marblehead. The building stands on a busy corner beside a school, in a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Lorenz Kerber (builder, per the history statement)","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Exterior in good condition; still used as a grocery, bar and apartments. One of the two storefronts has been altered, and an aluminum awning replaced a canvas one.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.568374-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001414.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001414/623404b66f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001414/623404b66f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerber%27s_Marine_Grocery.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerber%27s_Marine_Grocery.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984990","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137777902"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/kerbers-marine-grocery-82001414/"}