Glensheen Mansion Attic

A bill in the minnesota legislature proposes transferring ownership of duluth s historic glensheen mansion from the university of minnesota duluth to the minnesota.

Glensheen mansion attic.

Share your experience with us on facebook this is a must see for anyone visiting duluth. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia glensheen the historic congdon estate is a 20 000 square foot mansion in duluth minnesota united states operated by the university of minnesota duluth as a historic house museum. Today we ll work on remembering glensheen historic estate better known as glensheen mansion. The congdon family was the 2nd richest family in minnesota behind james j hill.

The attic along with being absolutely ginormous is also the best way to showcase the mansion s structural integrity. It was the stuff of an agatha christie novel. Plus in the attic there are many unique items such as the original rugs and rare furniture. The glensheen mansion or the congdon place is a giant 150 million estimated value estate that is now owned and has been owned by the university of minnesota for at least 30 years.

Glensheen mansion is open daily. There are certainly other tragic places in minnesota but few have captured the imagination as much as glensheen. Explore the estate while social distancing. It s the only place in the house where the steel i beam frame is exposed or where you can see the terra cotta builders tile that makes up the inside of the mansion walls.

Glensheen university of minnesota. Attic spaces have no heat. On june 27 1977 the aged heiress to a vast mining fortune is killed along with her night nurse at glensheen a posh mansion perched on the lake. Health and safety measures are in place.

See more ideas about glensheen mansion glensheen duluth. Thousands have toured it since it opened as a museum in 1979. The attic exposes the bones of the home where you ll see the steel and concrete that keep this home standing tall. Starting thursday june 25.

See the previously closed 3rd floor attic.