Solution to Mystery Photos

Here is a picture of the Campbell School as it looked around 1894:

Here is a view of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home (now the Ohio Veterans Home) administration building, around the same time:

And here is Sandusky High School as it looked around 1894:

Which just goes to show -- don't always trust what you read in print!

P.S. -- Here is the Erie County Courthouse around 1895: