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Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glensheen is a mansion in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, operated as a historic house museum by the University of Minnesota Duluth. 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-Arts styles of the era. The mansion was constructed as the family home of Chester Adgate Congdon. The building was designed by Minnesota architect Clarence H. Johnston Sr., with interiors designed by William A. French Co. and the formal terraced garden and English style landscape designed by the Charles Wellford Leavitt firm out of New York. Construction began in 1905 and completed in 1908. The home cost a total of $854,000, equivalent to $22 million today.[2]
Glensheen | |
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Chester and Clara Congdon Estate | |
Location | 3300 London Road, Duluth, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 46°48′55″N 92°3′6″W |
Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
Built | 1905–1920 |
Architect | Clarence H. Johnston Sr. (house), Charles Wellford Leavitt (grounds) |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival/Jacobethan Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001057[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 15, 1991 |
The home is a crowning example of design and craftmanship of the Midwest in the early 20th century. It is also famous as the site of one of Minnesota's most notorious murders, the 1977 killing of Elizabeth Congdon and her nurse Velma Pietila.[3]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Chester and Clara Congdon Estate for its local significance in the themes of architecture and landscape architecture.[4] It was nominated for its status as Duluth's finest mansion and grounds.[5]