Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Chester Adgate Congdon. Chester Adgate Congdon (June 12, 1853 – November 21, 1916) was an American lawyer and businessman. He was a prominent figure in the development of the mining industry in northern Minnesota, and served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1909 until 1913.
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.
Congdon Park is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. London Road serves as one of the main routes in the community. Tischer Creek flows through the neighborhood. The Northland Country Club and the Glensheen Historic Estate museum are both located within the neighborhood.
Summit Terrace, Glensheen Mansion, Minnesota State Prison, Walter Library, Northrop Auditorium Signature Clarence Howard Johnston Sr. (August 26, 1859 – December 29, 1936) was an American architect who practiced in the US state of Minnesota during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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.