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  2. Glensheen Historic Estate - Wikipedia

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    Glensheen, the Historic Congdon Estate is a 20,000 [2] square foot mansion in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, operated by the University of Minnesota Duluth as a historic house museum. Glensheen sits on 12 acres of waterfront property on Lake Superior , has 39 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux ...

  3. Chester Adgate Congdon - Wikipedia

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    Glensheen. In May 1905, construction of the family estate began on a 22-acre (89,000 m 2) tract of land along the shore of Lake Superior. Named "Glensheen", its construction came with a hefty price tag of $854,000 ($29 million in 2023 dollars) and was finished in February 1908—the family had moved in a few months prior.

  4. Congdon Park (Duluth) - Wikipedia

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    The Northland Country Club and the Glensheen Historic Estate museum are both located within the neighborhood. The area is named after Chester Congdon, who donated land for its establishment in 1908. [1]

  5. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    Glensheen Mansion: 1908: Jacobean Revival: Clarence H. Johnston Sr. Charles W. Leavitt Jr. Duluth: Operated by the University of Minnesota Duluth as a historic house museum [7] Kittson Mansion 1884 Second Empire: Abraham Ratcliffe: Saint Paul: Was built for Norman Wolfred Kittson, was demolished in 1908 for the Saint Paul Cathedral. more images ...

  6. Glensheen murders - Wikipedia

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    The Glensheen murders were the murders of Elisabeth Mannering Congdon and her night nurse Velma Pietila on June 27, 1977, in Duluth, Minnesota, USA, at the Glensheen Historic Estate. [ 1 ] The motive was initially thought to be robbery, but soon the authorities began to suspect Congdon's son-in-law Roger Caldwell and adopted daughter Marjorie ...

  7. Duluth, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Glensheen Mansion. The Glensheen Historic Estate, on the shore of Lake Superior, was built as the family home for wealthy businessman Chester Adgate Congdon. Glensheen sits on 7.6 acres (3.1 ha) of lakefront property, has 38 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux-Arts styles of the era.

  8. Tischer Creek - Wikipedia

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    Tischer Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] It empties into Lake Superior in the city of Duluth on the grounds of the Glensheen Historic Estate.Its waters supply a 60,000 gallon reservoir and are used to maintain the grounds of the estate.

  9. You'll Like My Mother - Wikipedia

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    The film was shot entirely on location in early 1972 at the Glensheen Historic Estate in Duluth, Minnesota.Five years after the film's release, the Glensheen Mansion became the site of the infamous murders of mansion owner and prominent heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse.