Glensheen

A large red-brick mansion with multiple chimneys and white-trimmed windows, surrounded by trees and lawns. Two people are visible near the building, and the sky is partly cloudy.

3300 London Road

Chester and Clara Congdon’s “Glensheen” was built in 1908. The estate features a 20,000 square-foot mansion, carriage house, gardener’s cottage, and boathouse. Original furniture and fixtures still adorn the inside of the mansion.

Chester Congdon was a lawyer, who made most of his fortune in iron mining on the Mesabi Iron Range. In addition to the Congdon family, up to seven servants also lived on the estate. The Congdon family donated the property to the University of Minnesota, who now operates the site as a museum.

Year Built

1908

Neighborhood

Congdon

Style

Jacobean Revival

Architect

Clarence H. Johnston Sr.

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Vertical decorative ironwork with symmetrical swirls at the top and bottom, a pointed arrowhead at each end, and a central floral-like motif with curved lines and loops.

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