{"nrhp_refnum":"82001435","name":"Schine State Theatre","other_names":["State Theatre"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101-109 Columbus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45690736300003,"lon":-82.71273634199997,"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 four-story brick theater building with offices and stores at 101-109 Columbus Ave. in downtown Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built 1928-1929 by William F. Seitz and his sons.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a typical late 1920s movie palace with all the embellishments of that period. It functioned as a complete entertainment center, with a bowling alley and billiard tables in the basement. It was leased to J. Meyer Schine and later transferred to Warner Bros.","narrative":"Schine State Theatre is a four-story yellow brick movie palace at 101-109 Columbus Avenue, on Sandusky's main street and one block from Sandusky Bay. William F. Seitz and his sons built it in 1928-1929 as a combined theater, office and store block. It was leased to J. Meyer Schine of Gloversville, New York, who later transferred the lease to Warner Bros.; Warner Bros. defaulted, and the Seitz family ran it last. The exterior has curved gables topped with an anthemion motif, carved roping on each arch, stone urns, and a cornice frieze with pineapple decorations. Inside, a canvas sky, urns and arches provide elaborate decoration. The basement held a bowling alley and billiard tables, making the building a full entertainment center. The box office was moved from the lobby to the front in the 1930s and the storefronts have been altered. It was listed as a typical late 1920s movie palace with the embellishments of its era.","period_of_significance":"1928-1929","architect_builder":"Built by William F. Seitz and his sons; leased to J. Meyer Schine of Gloversville, N.Y.","architectural_style":"Spanish motif","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior condition listed as very good; still used as theater, offices and stores. Storefronts have been altered and the box office was moved to the front in the 1930s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.621378-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001435.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001435/512705667c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001435/512705667c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schine_State_Theatre.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schine_State_Theatre.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/71984902","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schine_State_Theatre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43163404"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/schine-state-theatre-82001435/"}