Von KleinSmid Mansion

Von KleinSmid Mansion
Location 218 W. Center, Sandwich, Illinois
Coordinates 41°38′49″N 88°37′13″W / 41.64694°N 88.62028°W / 41.64694; -88.62028Coordinates: 41°38′49″N 88°37′13″W / 41.64694°N 88.62028°W / 41.64694; -88.62028
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1865
Architectural style Other, Italian Villa
NRHP Reference # 85000979[1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1985

The von KleinSmid Mansion was built for the von KleinSmid family of the DeKalb County city of Sandwich, Illinois in the mid-nineteenth century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The building is located on Sandwich's West Center Street, and is under private ownership.[2]

It was the childhood home of Rufus B. von KleinSmid, former President and Chancellor of the University of Southern California.[3]

Notes

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. National Register of Historical Places
  3. "Rufus B. von KleinSmid". University of Southern California. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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