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National Register of Historic Places

Exchange Hotel

Also known as Wayne Hotel; Porterhouse Hotel

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Sandusky
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Exchange Hotel

Exchange Hotel, at 202-204 E. Water St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 29, 1985. The Register lists it for its literature and architecture, at the state level. 27 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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202-204 E. Water St., Sandusky · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Exchange HotelStart here
  2. 2Engels And Krudwig Wine Company BuildingsBuilding · next door
  3. 3Herman Engels HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Facer's StoreBuilding · next door
  5. 5Stoffel, Henry, Blacksmith ShopBuilding · next door
Around it

70 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BStone's BlockBuilding0.1 miBFeick BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBLea BlockBuilding0.1 miDDowntown Sandusky Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miDColumbus Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBSchine State TheatreBuilding0.1 miDWater Street Commercial BuildingsRomanesque Revival0.1 miBBoeckling BuildingBuilding0.1 miBBing's HotelBuilding0.1 miBGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.2 miBJoseph Root HouseBuilding0.2 miBIndependent Order of Odd Fellows TempleQueen Anne0.2 miBEbenezer Lane HouseBuilding0.2 miBLucas Beecher HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBRed Popcorn WagonCretor0.2 miBCommercial Banking & Trust Co.Building0.2 miBHotel RiegerMillott, Henry0.2 miBThird National BankDoerzbach0.2 mi
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BWilliam A. Simpson HouseBuilding0.2 miBConverse-Mertz ApartmentsSmith, Sheldon0.2 miBMcKenster-Groff HouseSmith, Sheldon0.2 miBRice Harper HouseBuilding0.2 miStBOECKLING, G.A., (side-paddlewheel steamboat)Structure0.2 miBGodfrey-Johnson HouseBuilding0.3 miBCooke-Robertson HouseBuilding0.3 miBCarnegie LibraryJacobethan Revival · Built 19010.3 miBEleutheros Cooke HouseBuilding0.3 miBErie County JailPhilip, Adam0.3 miBAdams Street Double HouseFederal-Greek Revival · Built 18450.3 miBFollett-Moss-Moss ResidencesGreek Revival0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ ScientistBuilding0.3 miBEmmanuel ChurchBuilt 18660.3 miBLester Hubbard HouseBuilding0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.3 miBOld First ChurchBuilding0.3 miOBoy with the Boot FountainObject0.3 miBSamuel M. White HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBHemminger SaloonBuilding0.3 miBRush R. Sloane HouseItalian Villa0.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Built 19060.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.3 miBAdam J. Stoll HouseStoll, Adam J.0.4 miBGeorge March HouseBuilding0.4 miBZion Lutheran ChurchFeick, George0.4 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.4 miBSts. Peter & Paul Church and RectoryKeely, Patrick Charles · Built 18650.4 miBJames E. Marshall HouseBuilding0.4 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.4 miBWalter Simpson HouseBuilding0.4 miBJames Wadsworth HouseBuilding0.4 miBSecond Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBWilliam T. Townsend HouseBuilding0.4 miBFreeland T. Barney HouseBuilding0.4 miBWest Market SchoolBuilding0.4 miBOgden Mallory HouseBuilding0.4 miBSt.Stephens' AME ChurchBuilding0.4 miBJackson Jr. High SchoolFeick, George0.5 miBJohn Stang HouseFeick, George0.5 miBG. A. Boeckling HouseBuilding0.5 miBRoss HardwareBuilding0.5 miBMoss-Foster HouseBuilding0.5 miBSt. Mary's Catholic ChurchMiddle Gothic · Built 18800.5 miBKuebeler-Stang BlockBuilding0.5 miBSt. Mary's RectoryFeick, George0.5 miBBates-Cockrem HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilliam Gordon Melville-Milne HouseBuilding0.5 miBJames J. Hinde HouseBuilding0.5 miBFrank Cable HouseBuilding0.5 miBJohn Mertz HouseClassical Revival0.5 miBEngine House No. 1Biehl, C.N.0.5 mi

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Questions about Exchange Hotel

Is Exchange Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 29, 1985 (Register number 75001388).

Is Exchange Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Johnson Island Civil War Prison and Fort Site, 3.1 miles away.

Can you visit Exchange Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.