Glensheen-Historic Congdon
(218) 726-8910
3300 London Rd
Duluth,
MN
55804
46.8156
-92.0522
Neighborhood: Congdon
Last updated 1.30.09
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In Short
The 7.6-acre, 1900-era neo-Jacobean estate built by Chester Congdon ranks among the state's most beautiful pieces of real estate. Congdon and his wife, Clara, designed this mansion for their large family. Glensheen's 39 rooms still have many of the original furnishings and boast stunning views of Lake Superior. There are guided and unguided grounds tours, including a bedroom-slipper tour, for which you wear slippers and walk behind the ropes.
User Reviews
Anonymous
January 16, 2008
This beautiful mansion on the shores of Lake Superior has tours that bring you back in time. You can just imagine the family when they played tennis in the back yard and smoked cigars in the beautifully panelled library. Great Tour!
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November 11, 2005
The Glensheen mansion is one of those stops you have to at least do once. The mansion itself is absolutely beautiful and you get so much background and history on the tour. One thing the tour guides do not like to talk about is the famous murder that took place here. Do some reading beforehand so you have an understanding of what took place where regarding the murders. Definately not a place to take kids, they would get bored, plus you would be worried about them destroying things.
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November 07, 2005
Had a vary nice and well informed tour guide when my school had a field day at the Estate, as well as an enjoyable trip looking through the mansion. The gift shop was small but well apointed and stocked. The view was absolutely wonderful. I am planning on going back with my family in the near future. I would definetly say stop here if you are planning a trip to Duluth.
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The Extras:
Besides being open for a rigorous schedule of tours, the staff host art festivals, concerts, theater productions, weddings, receptions and meals for special events.
Know Before You Go:
n 1977, heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse were bludgeoned and smothered to death in a case of insurance fraud. Fans of the paranormal rank the mansion among Minnesota's haunted houses and there's a book about it in the gift shop, but this topic isn't covered in the tours unless the guides are provoked.
