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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. National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]

  4. List of historic houses in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.

  5. Mansion, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Mansion is a locale on the banks of the Staunton River, between Campbell County and Pittsylvania County. It is located east of the mouth of the Otter River near Altavista, VA. The area was first settled by the Ward family in 1753, who built "The Mansion" in 1762, the namesake of the area. It was also the site of the Mansion Truss Bridge until 1999.

  6. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    Was the third mansion of P.T Barnum, was demolished in 1889 for his new mansion, Marina. Samuel Clemens House (Mark Twain) 1874 Victorian Gothic: Edward Tuckerman Potter: Hartford: Today, a museum Marina 1889 Romanesque and Queen Anne: Longstaff and Hurd: Bridgeport: Was the fourth and last mansion of P.T Barnum in Bridgeport, was demolished in ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Abingdon Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Abingdon Historic District is a national historic district ... Martha Washington Inn, Barter Theatre, the Virginia House, Alexander Findlay House (1827), Gabriel ...

  9. Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek Revival style townhouses, known as "basement houses."