40 US Historical Homes That Are Worth the Visit

16.Glensheen

The only house on this list that resides in Minnesota, Glensheen is a huge house that combines many elements and styles, including Art Nouveau, Federal, Arts and Crafts, and more. Clarence H. Johnston desgined and built it over 13 years from 1905 to 1918 in Duluth. He created the home for the lawyer and capitalist Chester Adgate Congdon. Sadly, this home is infamous for the murder of a Congdon family member by Roger Caldwell, another family member’s husband, in 1977. Tour guides do not discuss the incident during tours of the mansion out of respect for surviving family members.

The mansion spans 20,000 square feet. It features twelve acres of Lake Superior waterfront property. It has 39 rooms and costs the equivalent of about $22 million in current value. The house still contains most of the original furniture and art collections. You may even recognize the interior if you’ve watched the 1972 movie You’ll Like My Mother with Patty Duke and Richard Thomas, as they filmed at the Glensheen mansion! Tours of the Glensheen mansion are available, and they’re definitely with the times – you can even download the Glensheen app for a virtual tour! Though you probably can’t virtually tour our next spot, let’s move on to Drumthwacket.