Built in 1930 as an Illinois orphanage, a 17-bedroom property later became a family mansion; now its 10-acre estate was at auction with a $975,000 suggested bid, against an advertised earlier value above $2.25 million

• (Image credit: ricklevin.com)A 1930 orphanage building in Illinois was later converted into a private family residence, transforming the building’s institutional past into a sprawling country mansion today.
• According to Homes.com and Daily Herald.com this property built in 1930 as an orphanage in Illinois was later converted into a private family residence.