{"nrhp_refnum":"82001447","name":"Third National Bank","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 W. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sandusky","county":"Erie County","state":"OH","lat":41.45548876500004,"lon":-82.71259091699994,"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 three-story Neo-Classic bank building at 220 W. Market St. in the center of Sandusky's commercial district, Erie County, Ohio, built around 1914 of brick and stone, with Doerzbach listed as builder.","why_significant":"The inventory form argues the building is a fine example of Neo-Classic architecture. It was built for the Third National Exchange Bank, and many important Sandusky citizens were connected with the bank, including G. A. Boeckling, who developed Cedar Point and was bank president when he died in 1930.","narrative":"Built around 1914 at 220 W. Market Street, this three-story bank building sits in the center of Sandusky's commercial district. It has brick and stone walls, a smooth dressed stone front, a stone foundation, a basement and a flat roof with tar paper. The facade features a colossal Ionic portico with elaborate decoration and dentils, an unadorned roofline and an attic story. The double entrance is framed with garland-like decorations and topped with double cornucopias, and garland-like lintels decorate the second-floor windows. A small window beside the entrance sits above a night depository. The building was erected for the Third National Exchange Bank, which had earlier been located at the northwest corner of Market Street and Columbus Avenue. It was listed as a fine example of Neo-Classic architecture. Many prominent Sandusky citizens were connected with the bank, among them G. A. Boeckling, the developer of Cedar Point, who was its president when he died in 1930. It now serves as the bank's accounting department.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Doerzbach (contractor/builder)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior condition is listed as excellent. The building is currently used as an accounting department for the Third National Bank. An addition is noted in the changes field.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.508205-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001447.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001447/a9800a5fe2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001447/a9800a5fe2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Third_National_Bank_in_Sandusky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Third_National_Bank_in_Sandusky.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/71984783","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137779356"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/erie-county/third-national-bank-82001447/"}