Leonidas A. Brandhoefer Mansion
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Leonidas A. Brandhoefer Mansion | |
 The house in 2011 | |
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| Location | 10th and Spruce Streets, Ogallala, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°08′01″N 101°43′14″W / 41.13361°N 101.72056°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001065[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
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,[2] a banker and cattle-breeder, and it was designed in the Victorian architectural style.[3] Brandhoefer had built the house for his fiancée; however, by the time he met her again in Chicago, she had married another man.[2] As a result, the house became known as the Heart Break House.[2] Brandhoefer sold the house after his business ventures failed, and he returned to Chicago.[3] The house was acquired and restored by the Keith County Historical Society in 1966.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 3, 1973.[1]
