Hinde, James J., House
Why it's listed
Built in 1894 at 317 Fulton Street in Sandusky, this three-story house is notable for its fieldstone construction. Local tradition holds that it contains stone from every county in Ohio and every state in the Union. It is described as the only field stone house in Sandusky. Walls are faced with boulder and pebble stone over a stone foundation, and a tiled gable roof carries brackets and elongated bargeboards. The porch has fieldstone pillars and a fieldstone rail topped with limestone, and a limestone water table runs around the base. The house was the home of James J. Hinde, an inventor of the corrugated process used for Hinde & Dauch corrugated paper boxes, a development credited with revolutionizing shipping. Hinde was president of Sandusky Paper Company in 1893 and of Hinde & Dauch in 1908, and later led Hinde Brick & Tile Company. The building afterward served as the first osteopathic hospital in the area. It sits among smaller, in some cases older, houses.
Significance in brief: The house was the home of James J. Hinde, who invented the corrugated process used for Hinde & Dauch corrugated paper boxes, which changed the shipping industry. It is also described as Sandusky's only field stone house, and it later served as the area's first osteopathic hospital.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82001409, listed October 20, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 317 Fulton St., Sandusky |
|---|---|
| County | Erie County |
| Listed | October 20, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001409 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Invention |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Exterior condition is listed as good; the form records a prior use as the area's first osteopathic hospital and a private owner at the time of the survey. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.45230, -82.71514 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001409.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q137777174
- This listing as JSON
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