{"nrhp_refnum":"82001439","name":"St. Mary's Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"429 Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.451603015000046,"lon":-82.71344644499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Science"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Mary's Rectory is a three-story limestone rectory at 429 Central Avenue in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, built in 1893 in a Chateau style and connected to St. Mary's Church.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the rectory is important to the history of Sandusky's German population. St. Mary's Parish was founded in 1855 for German-speaking Catholic immigrants, most of them poor, and remained a German national parish into the 1970s. The priests who lived here were also German immigrants, and the parish raised $12,000 to build the house.","narrative":"Built in 1893 at 429 Central Avenue in Sandusky, this three-story rectory served the priests of St. Mary's Parish. It is constructed of cut Sandusky limestone with sandstone accents and is classed as Chateau in style. Details include a Renaissance-style entry with a Gothic arch and a stone railing forming a small second-story porch, a rounded tower on the north wing, a stone belt course, arched window caps and a stone water table. A limestone addition from 1955 links the rectory to the church. The building matters for its connection to Sandusky's German community. St. Mary's Parish was founded in 1855 for German-speaking Catholic immigrants, most of whom were poor, and it remained a German national parish into the 1970s. The priests living here were German immigrants too. The parish raised $12,000 to erect the house, in addition to building its church and school. It stands on a diagonal street facing a small triangular park, two blocks from downtown, and remains in use as a rectory.","period_of_significance":"1893","architect_builder":"George Feick (listed as contractor or builder)","architectural_style":"Chateau","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a rectory; interior and exterior condition both described as very good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.680027-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001439.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001439/4d2aeede11-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001439/4d2aeede11-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rectory_at_St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Sandusky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rectory_at_St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_in_Sandusky.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985026","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Rectory_(Sandusky,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590402"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/st-marys-rectory-82001439/"}