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Wednesday, November 30, 2022:  Historic Glensheen Mansion, Duluth, MN. 
Built in 1908 at a cost of $154,000, the Chester Congdon family lived in this 20,000 square foot, 39 room home.
About a dozen servants were employed at any given time for the family of nine. 
It is worth $22 million today.  That includes twelve acres of property on the north shore of Lake Superior
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The estate was given to the University of Duluth in 1968, which operates it today. 
 


One of the living rooms, decorated for Christmas.



The main dining room.



A pool table in the lower level recreation area.



A bed in the main bedroom is a bit small by today's standards.



The attic was filled with treasures.



Deep Diver Paula was a bit worried about this shark near the shoreline.

Quote of the day:   Paula and I love Duluth.  Mark    < Back to previous story Ahead to next story >

Questions, Comments?  Email Mark Persons  teki@mwpersons.com

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