North Sandusky Street Historic District

North Sandusky Street in Tiffin, Ohio, is lined with 22 houses on about nine acres between Hall and Apple Streets, built from the mid-1800s to about 1935. Most remain private residences, while others serve as a college dormitory and as churches. The group shows a range of styles, including a seven-gabled Gothic Revival house from 1855, a late Greek Revival house from 1857, Italianate and Queen Anne houses, Neo-classical Revival homes of about 1900, and a Georgian Revival house from about 1935. Many were built by Tiffin's managers, lawyers, publishers and pottery executives who prospered during the industrial boom that followed the 1888 discovery of oil and gas. Large lots and tree-lined streets reflect the wealth behind these homes. The neighborhood was socially prominent for only a short time, after wealthy residents left Fort Ball and before the south end developed. It was listed for its architecture and for what it shows of this brief elite neighborhood.