Northland Country Club

The 1956 U.S. Women's Open was the eleventh U.S. Women's Open, held July 26–29 at Northland Country Club in Duluth, Minnesota. It was the fourth edition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Kathy Cornelius won her only major championship in an 18-hole playoff over amateur Barbara McIntire by a score of 75 to 82.Northland was designed by noted course architect Donald Ross.

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. Glensheen sits on 12 acres of waterfront property on Lake Superior, has 39 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux-Arts styles of the era. The mansion was constructed as the family home of Chester Adgate Congdon. The building was designed by Minnesota architect Clarence H. Johnston Sr., with interiors designed by William A. French Co. and the formal terraced garden and English style landscape designed by the Charles Wellford Leavitt firm out of New York. Construction began in 1905 and completed in 1908. The home cost a total of $854,000, equivalent to more than $22 million in 2017. The home is a crowning example of design and craftmanship of the Midwestern United States in the early 20th century.

Tischer Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It empties into Lake Superior in the city of Duluth on the grounds of the Glensheen Historic Estate. Its waters supply a 60,000 gallon reservoir and are used to maintain the grounds of the estate.Tischer Creek was named after Urs and Elizabeth Tischer, pioneers who settled the area in the 1850s.

Congdon Park is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. London Road (MN 61) serves as one of the main routes in the community. Tischer Creek flows through the neighborhood. The Northland Country Club and the Glensheen Historic Estate museum are both located within the neighborhood. The area is named after Chester Congdon, who donated land for its establishment in 1908.

Bridge L6113 is a historic bridge in Congdon Park in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1925, it carries East 4th Street over Tischer Creek. Structurally it is a reinforced concrete arch bridge with a veneer of local gabbro masonry. Artistically it mixes rustic, uncoursed masonry with neoclassical details in its limestone belt courses and arch ring. Bridge L6113 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 for its local significance in the theme of engineering. It was nominated for its high aesthetic value of mixed architectural styles complementing its park setting.

East High School is a public secondary school in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It educates students in grades nine through twelve. It first opened its doors in 1927 as a junior high school. In 1950, it became a senior high school to serve the growing student population.Duluth East High School employs a schedule that allows students to take six 50-minute classes a day. It also offers an optional zero hour, for students to take a schedule of seven classes. There are limited options for taking zero hour courses, and they are held before the official start of the school day and offerings for this extra hour typically include music, health, and some science courses. Duluth East High School offers many courses to serve its students. These courses include Advanced Placement (AP) classes, Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), College in the Schools (CIS), vocational classes, special education, honors, and basic classes. As part of the Duluth Public Schools "Red Plan," East High School was moved into the renovated and expanded Ordean Middle School building in 2011. Ordean East Middle School was moved into the former East High School building located at 2900 East Fourth Street.

Montessori School of Duluth (MSD) is a non-profit preschool and elementary school located in Duluth, Minnesota. It was founded in 1981 by Anne and Al Nephew and is the first private, independent, and non-denominational Montessori school in Duluth's history. It is located in the Hunter's Park residential neighborhood of Duluth, four blocks from Morley Heights Park. MSD enrolls children from 16 months to 6th Grade. As a Montessori school, MSD emphasizes child-directed work, uninterrupted work periods, Montessori materials, and multi-age classrooms.

The Starkey House, also known as the Alworth House, is a residential house in Duluth, Minnesota, United States overlooking Lake Superior. The house was designed by modernist architect Marcel Breuer in 1954 and 1955 for June Halverson Starkey (née Alworth). The building's design references Breuer's hallmark bi-nuclear plan, in which sleeping and living spaces are linked through the home's entrance.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known simply as the Cathedral of Our Lady, is a Catholic cathedral located in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Duluth. The present Italianate cathedral was completed in 1957 and replaced the former Sacred Heart Cathedral, which is now a music center.

Morley Heights / Parkview is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Snively Road and Glenwood Street serve as main routes in the community. Amity Creek flows through the neighborhood.

Bridge L8515 is a historic bridge in the Oatmeal Hill neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1922, it carries Lewis Street over Tischer Creek. Structurally it is a reinforced concrete arch bridge with a veneer of local gabbro masonry. Bridge L8515 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 for its local significance in the theme of engineering. It was nominated for being a highly aesthetic example of the rustic bridges built in park-like settings in the first half of the 20th century.

Hunter's Park (also spelled Hunters Park) is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Woodland Avenue and Arrowhead Road are two of the main routes in the community. The Hartley Nature Center, Hartley Park, and the Hartley hiking and bicycle trails are partially located within the neighborhood. Tischer Creek flows through the neighborhood.