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Joseph Root House
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National Register of Historic Places

Joseph Root House

Listed as “Root, Joseph, House”

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Sandusky
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About Joseph Root House

Joseph Root House, at 231 E. Adams St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 20, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Sandusky MRA. 40 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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231 E. Adams St., Sandusky · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Joseph Root HouseStart here
  2. 2Samuel M. White HouseGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Follett-Moss-Moss ResidencesGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4Lester Hubbard HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5First Church of Christ ScientistBuilding · next door
Around it

73 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BAdams Street Double HouseFederal-Greek Revival · Built 18450.1 miBGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.1 miBEbenezer Lane HouseBuilding0.1 miBRush R. Sloane HouseItalian Villa0.1 miBWilliam A. Simpson HouseBuilding0.1 miBConverse-Mertz ApartmentsSmith, Sheldon0.1 miBMcKenster-Groff HouseSmith, Sheldon0.1 miBAdam J. Stoll HouseStoll, Adam J.0.2 miBGeorge March HouseBuilding0.2 miBZion Lutheran ChurchFeick, George0.2 miBSts. Peter & Paul Church and RectoryKeely, Patrick Charles · Built 18650.2 miBJames E. Marshall HouseBuilding0.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.2 miBWalter Simpson HouseBuilding0.2 miBGodfrey-Johnson HouseBuilding0.2 miBCooke-Robertson HouseBuilding0.2 miBCarnegie LibraryJacobethan Revival · Built 19010.2 miBJames Wadsworth HouseBuilding0.2 mi
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BEleutheros Cooke HouseBuilding0.2 miBErie County JailPhilip, Adam0.2 miBEmmanuel ChurchBuilt 18660.2 miBRed Popcorn WagonCretor0.2 miBCommercial Banking & Trust Co.Building0.2 miBOgden Mallory HouseBuilding0.2 miBStone's BlockBuilding0.2 miBFeick BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBLea BlockBuilding0.2 miDDowntown Sandusky Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miDColumbus Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBRice Harper HouseBuilding0.2 miBFacer's StoreBuilding0.2 miBHerman Engels HouseBuilding0.2 miBExchange HotelBuilding0.2 miBStoffel, Henry, Blacksmith ShopBuilding0.2 miBEngels And Krudwig Wine Company BuildingsBuilding0.2 miBBing's HotelBuilding0.2 miBJohn Stang HouseFeick, George0.3 miBG. A. Boeckling HouseBuilding0.3 miBRoss HardwareBuilding0.3 miBMoss-Foster HouseBuilding0.3 miBKuebeler-Stang BlockBuilding0.3 miBMonroe SchoolFeick, George0.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.3 miBOld First ChurchBuilding0.3 miOBoy with the Boot FountainObject0.3 miBIndependent Order of Odd Fellows TempleQueen Anne0.3 miBLucas Beecher HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBHemminger SaloonBuilding0.3 miBHotel RiegerMillott, Henry0.3 miBThird National BankDoerzbach0.3 miBSchine State TheatreBuilding0.3 miDWater Street Commercial BuildingsRomanesque Revival0.3 miBBoeckling BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSt.Stephens' AME ChurchBuilding0.3 miBWagner PalaceBuilding0.4 miBJohn Boalt HouseBuilding0.4 miBJackson Jr. High SchoolFeick, George0.4 miBSt. Mary's Catholic ChurchMiddle Gothic · Built 18800.4 miBSt. Mary's RectoryFeick, George0.4 miBJames J. Hinde HouseBuilding0.4 miBSecond Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBWilliam T. Townsend HouseBuilding0.4 miBFreeland T. Barney HouseBuilding0.4 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Built 19060.4 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.4 miStBOECKLING, G.A., (side-paddlewheel steamboat)Structure0.4 miBBates-Cockrem HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilliam Gordon Melville-Milne HouseBuilding0.5 miBEngine House No. 3Richardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBFrank Cable HouseBuilding0.5 miBJohn Mertz HouseClassical Revival0.5 miBWest Market SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Joseph Root House

Is Joseph Root House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 20, 1982 (Register number 82001433).

Is Joseph Root House 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, 3.3 miles away.

Can you visit Joseph Root House?

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.

Where can I read the history of Joseph Root House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71984898 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.