Glensheen Historic Estate is a Jacobean estate in Duluth, Minnesota. Built in 1908, it was designed by Clarence H. Johnston Sr., and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It has appeared on screen in You'll Like My Mother (1972) and Girl Missing (2015).
Location: Congdon Park, Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Congdon Park, Duluth
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-1282, SRC-1283, SRC-3283 - Designed by Clarence H. Johnston Sr.
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-1283, SRC-1282, SRC-3283 - Built in 1908
confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-1282, SRC-1284, SRC-3284, SRC-1283 - Architectural style: Jacobean
confidence 70/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-1283, SRC-1284, SRC-3285 - Historic designation: National Register of Historic Places
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-1282, SRC-1284, SRC-3283 - Appeared in You'll Like My Mother (movie, 1972)
confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-1285, SRC-1286, SRC-3286, SRC-3630, SRC-4071 - Appeared in Girl Missing (movie, 2015)
confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-1282, SRC-3510, SRC-4405, SRC-7024, SRC-7025 - Designed by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-3566, SRC-1282, SRC-3654, SRC-1283 - Designed by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-3566, SRC-1282, SRC-1283
Evidence & sources
- SRC-1282 — Glensheen Historic Estate — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1283 — Glensheen Historic Estate — MNopedia (Minnesota Historical Society) (Tier 2, institutional_encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1284 — Historic Glensheen Estate and the Congdon Family — Research Guides, University of Minnesota Duluth (Tier 2, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1285 — You'll Like My Mother — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1286 — Filming a 1972 Thriller at Glensheen — UMD News Center, University of Minnesota Duluth (Tier 2, official_news; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3283 — National Register of Historic Places Registration Form — Congdon, Chester and Clara, Estate (Glensheen), U.S. National Park Service (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3284 — Duluth News Tribune — "Documentary Q&A: Focus, Glensheen architect" (Christa Lawler) (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3285 — SAH Archipedia (Society of Architectural Historians) — Glensheen Mansion (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3286 — Duluth News Tribune — Glensheen guests see artifacts from 1972 movie shot in Duluth (Tier 2, news_article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3510 — Duluth News Tribune — Cast, crew of suspense thriller film scenes at Glensheen (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3566 — nps.gov (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3630 — jimheffernan.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-3654 — wikipedia.org (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-4071 — bringmethenews.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-4405 — duluthnewstribune.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7024 — IMDb – Girl Missing (2015) trivia (Tier 2, film_database; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7025 — Tars Tarkas – Girl Missing (Review) (Tier 3, film_review; retrieved June 2026)
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How we verify
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confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.