Von KleinSmid Mansion
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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.
It was the childhood home of Rufus B. von KleinSmid
, former President and Chancellor of the University of Southern California
DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 105,160, which is an increase of 18.2% from 88,969 in 2000. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.-History:DeKalb County...
city of Sandwich, Illinois
Sandwich, Illinois
Sandwich is a city in DeKalb, Kendall, and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,509 at the 2000 census. The 2008 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau for the city is 7,337.-History:...
in the mid-nineteenth century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985. The building is located on Sandwich's West Center Street, and is under private ownership.
It was the childhood home of Rufus B. von KleinSmid
Rufus B. von KleinSmid
Rufus Bernhard von KleinSmid was the Seventh President of the University of Arizona . and the Fifth President of the University of Southern California ....
, former President and Chancellor of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...