Hegeler--Carus Mansion
Historic house in Illinois, United States in La Salle, Illinois. Built 1876 by William W. Boyington. Added to the National Register in 1995, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hegeler Carus Mansion, located at 1307 Seventh Street in La Salle, Illinois is one of the Midwest's great Second Empire structures. Completed in 1876 for Edward C. Hegeler, a partner in the nearby Matthiessen Hegeler Zinc Company, the mansion was designed in 1874 by noted Chicago architect William W. Boyington. The mansion is now owned and operated by the Hegeler Carus Foundation, and is open to the public. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1307 Seventh St., La Salle, IL |
| County | La Salle County |
| Listed | Aug 9, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000989 |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | William W. Boyington |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 1 structures, 1 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1307 Seventh St., La Salle, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.33598, -89.08715 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 80 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in La Salle County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 95000989. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.