National Register of Historic Places

Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion

Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska
Listed
October 2, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001065

About this property

The Leonidas A. Brandhoefer Mansion is a historic three-story house in Ogallala, Nebraska. It was built in 1887 with red bricks kilned in Ogallala for Leonidas A. Brandhoefer, a banker and cattle-breeder, and it was designed in the Victorian architectural style. Brandhoefer had built the house for his fiancée; however, by the time he met her again in Chicago, she had married another man. As a result, the house became known as the Heart Break House. Brandhoefer sold the house after his business ventures failed, and he returned to Chicago. The house was acquired and restored by the Keith County Historical Society in 1966. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 3, 1973.

Location

10th and Spruce Sts.
Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska
41.13360, -101.72102

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When was Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion listed on the National Register?

Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1973.

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Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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