Von KleinSmid Mansion
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]
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| Location | 218 W. Center, Sandwich, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′49″N 88°37′13″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Italian villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000979[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1985 |
It was the childhood home of Rufus B. von KleinSmid, former President and Chancellor of the University of Southern California, [3] and a passionate supporter of eugenics.[4]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "ILLINOIS – De Kalb County". National Register of Historical Places.
- "Rufus B. von KleinSmid". University of Southern California. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- Rufus von KleinSmid, 1913, "Eugenics and the State," p. 2, https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/1805/1150/von%20KleinSmit_%20Eugenics%20and%20the%20State.pdf
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