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Lea Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Lea Block

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Sandusky
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About Lea Block

Lea Block, at 174-186 E. Market 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. 42 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building 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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174-186 E. Market St., Sandusky · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lea BlockStart here
  2. 2Feick BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  3. 3Stone's BlockBuilding · next door
  4. 4Downtown Sandusky Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Columbus Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · 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.

BGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.1 miBEbenezer Lane HouseBuilding0.1 miBRed Popcorn WagonCretor0.1 miBCommercial Banking & Trust Co.Building0.1 miBWilliam A. Simpson HouseBuilding0.1 miBConverse-Mertz ApartmentsSmith, Sheldon0.1 miBFacer's StoreBuilding0.1 miBHerman Engels HouseBuilding0.1 miBExchange HotelBuilding0.1 miBEngels And Krudwig Wine Company BuildingsBuilding0.1 miBBing's HotelBuilding0.1 miBGodfrey-Johnson HouseBuilding0.2 miBCooke-Robertson HouseBuilding0.2 miBCarnegie LibraryJacobethan Revival · Built 19010.2 miBEleutheros Cooke HouseBuilding0.2 miBErie County JailPhilip, Adam0.2 miBAdams Street Double HouseFederal-Greek Revival · Built 18450.2 miBFollett-Moss-Moss ResidencesGreek Revival0.2 mi
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BFirst Church of Christ ScientistBuilding0.2 miBEmmanuel ChurchBuilt 18660.2 miBLester Hubbard HouseBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miBOld First ChurchBuilding0.2 miOBoy with the Boot FountainObject0.2 miBSamuel M. White HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBJoseph Root HouseBuilding0.2 miBIndependent Order of Odd Fellows TempleQueen Anne0.2 miBLucas Beecher HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBHemminger SaloonBuilding0.2 miBHotel RiegerMillott, Henry0.2 miBThird National BankDoerzbach0.2 miBRush R. Sloane HouseItalian Villa0.2 miBMcKenster-Groff HouseSmith, Sheldon0.2 miBRice Harper HouseBuilding0.2 miBSchine State TheatreBuilding0.2 miDWater Street Commercial BuildingsRomanesque Revival0.2 miBBoeckling BuildingBuilding0.2 miBStoffel, Henry, Blacksmith ShopBuilding0.2 miBAdam J. Stoll HouseStoll, Adam J.0.3 miBGeorge March HouseBuilding0.3 miBZion Lutheran ChurchFeick, George0.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.3 miBSts. Peter & Paul Church and RectoryKeely, Patrick Charles · Built 18650.3 miBJames E. Marshall HouseBuilding0.3 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.3 miBWalter Simpson HouseBuilding0.3 miBJames Wadsworth HouseBuilding0.3 miBSecond Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.3 miBWilliam T. Townsend HouseBuilding0.3 miBOgden Mallory HouseBuilding0.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Built 19060.3 miBHinde & Dauch Paper Co.Building0.3 miStBOECKLING, G.A., (side-paddlewheel steamboat)Structure0.3 miBJackson Jr. High SchoolFeick, George0.4 miBJohn Stang HouseFeick, George0.4 miBG. A. Boeckling HouseBuilding0.4 miBMoss-Foster HouseBuilding0.4 miBSt. Mary's Catholic ChurchMiddle Gothic · Built 18800.4 miBKuebeler-Stang BlockBuilding0.4 miBSt. Mary's RectoryFeick, George0.4 miBJames J. Hinde HouseBuilding0.4 miBFrank Cable HouseBuilding0.4 miBJohn Mertz HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBFreeland T. Barney HouseBuilding0.4 miBWest Market SchoolBuilding0.4 miBSt.Stephens' AME ChurchBuilding0.4 miBJohn Boalt HouseBuilding0.5 miBRoss HardwareBuilding0.5 miBErnst Von Schulenburg HouseMissig, Jacob0.5 miBMonroe SchoolFeick, George0.5 miBBates-Cockrem HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilliam Gordon Melville-Milne HouseBuilding0.5 miBEngine House No. 1Biehl, C.N.0.5 mi

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Questions about Lea Block

Is Lea Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 20, 1982 (Register number 82001418).

Is Lea Block 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, 3.2 miles away.

Can you visit Lea Block?

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 Lea Block?

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 71984888 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.