Such a gem and well preserved. The tour guides are so knowledgeable and I was fascinated with everything she said! The interior is just beautiful!

This was a fun stop on our vacation in superior! Was also reasonably priced. Only reason I would give 4 stars instead of 5 is because our tour guide talked liked she was reading out of a book. First time I came here our guide seemed more knowledgeable and gave more stories about the actual patterson family. Otherwise I totally recommend!!

Beautiful house. The renovation that has been done is great. Nice tour guides.

It was just a super cool large house. Guide was good. Fun learning about history.

Absolutely amazing! Loved the tour guide, they were very knowledgeable!

Beautiful early 20th century building, in an amazing town. Fairlawn Mansion was built for a wealthy family who appreciated arts and culture, business, and the father of the household even being a member of the Oddfellows. Later, it was turned into a childrens home, before becoming what it is now, a museum and historical site. The architecture and unique art inside the building is amazing, a real time capsule of elegance from another age. The tour was a little rushed, I believe mostly because we are a group of about 12. Not a lot of time to take photographs, and the home is also not ADA accessible past the bottom floor of the building. Would recommend!

Very beautiful house. Unfortunately only the 1st floor looks like it may have 100+ years ago. The upper levels were partially being used as offices and meeting rooms. No access to the basement for safety reasons. Very little original furniture. Certainly an interesting place to visit, but its very different from the Congdon residence.

Huge mansion. Some of it was closed for remodeling. Very nice place though.

Reserve this fancy mansion for CHEAP. The wife and I were married here, did I mention very inexpensive, incredibly accommodating. The ghost(s) didnt come to play unfortunately, the family did and our good friend David unite us for good.

They have great programs for kids around the holidays.

Only reason its not 5 stars is that there is a bit of restoration still needed. So help then out and donate over the admission/to price. My your guide Valerie did a great job! To takes about 45 minutes. Very interesting family story which you hear about in the second floor...

Excellent tour; Fun stories; Beautiful ceilings.

Nice Christmas decorations and treats on Tuesday nights in December. All for only $5.00!

A must see place in the Twin Ports if you are a history or architecture lover.

I was impressed with the tour and our tour guide did a excellent job. Worth the short drive over the bridge from Duluth.

We enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt, making arts & crafts, good coffee and goodies. The cutest Easter bunny was there for photos too. Thank you for a nice afternoon. Our friends and their little one really loved the games upstairs. Nice friendly volunteers working there.

I did like it but I wish more of it was open to the public. Our tour guide was a little strange and not dressed in period clothing like the website said. Still it was a nice house.

Great view of the fireworks display on the 4th, beautiful museum right off the highway, easy to get to, impossible to miss. Best part is Barkers Island across the highway, great swimming beach, mini golf, and lots of events during the summer.

I usually love stops at Fairlawn, and particularly enjoyed their Superstition Tour a few nights before Halloween this year. Unfortunately our tour guide on that tour was disinterested, and abandoned half our group on the top floor.I will still visit and hope the usual staff will be in attendance for events like that.

We did the flashlight tour at Fairlawn. Very interest, informative and enjoyable. Guides were dressed at members of the Pattison family, and shared their stories in various rooms. They shared old Victorian superstitions as well. Fun Friday the 13th event!

We visited on halloween today. Free admission to first floor. Beautiful home from what I seen

Nice.. Good tour. But not real exceptional. Its you have some time to kill... Stop by

Really great stop especially if you are visiting the Duluth area. The tour was great and the house was so interesting to go through.

Omg love this ... If it was for sale id buy it

Excellent tour guide. Interesting history and a great place to visit before going to Glensheen.

We did the Friday the 13th walk through at night with flashlights. It was interesting to hear about the family, the history and the tales.

Nice tour of dwellings past, the history and elegance well worth it.

Great place to take a tour of the past. Our guide was a very friendly and informative young man. Very interesting hisory of this mansion!

Our guide was a wonderful person. She took the extra time to answer our questions and catered to our interests. The woodwork inside the house was second to none. My 16 year old daughter and I both really enjoyed the tour.

Its definitely underwhelming compared to the Glensheen in Duluth but I love history and touring old houses/mansions. My only wish and complaint is that the basement wasnt for show :(

Very informative and helpful tour guide.

Sincerely enjoyable. Our tour guide at only 16 was excellent. Very impressive. Beautiful estate, interesting history. We cant wait to return and see further restoration.

Excellent, well maintained home of the period. Deep in history of the city. The guide offered in depth information about the original owners and more. An enjoyable place to visit.

Very beautiful old mansion. Excellently done tour.

This is an interesting place for a wedding. My advice would be to jump all over this place if youre having a small wedding, with mild mannered guests. Its a fairly somber place (it is a historic place). Its layout doesnt lend itself to be able to connect with guests becuase of the odd layout

Very historic place. Must see when you can.

Beautiful museum and wonderful tour!

Amazing,and historic home to tour. Many exotic wood,tiles,and marble throughout the mansion. Very beautiful and well cared for. $10 for and adult admission is reasonable.

The house has an interesting history. An unpretentious tour of the house tells of what it is and what it is not; including recent past, continued restoration and how that effects the house and ultimate goal. A great place to experience in Superior!

The work that has been done on the rooms that have been renovated is top notch. Unfortunately many of the rooms have yet to be renovated which leaves you wondering what the mansion would really have been like in its prime. However its well worth taking the time to tour this lovely Mansion and Museum.

Architectural treatments and woodworking gems that rival any mansion. Well worth the visit with a variety of decors and room themes to see some great craftsmanship

I get to do security there during Fridays the 13. Its a lot of fun, and they have tours in the dark. I dress up old costumes and dont mean to scare anyone but it does happen.

Love the history and the staff seem knowledgeable

Fairlawn always does some fun activities. The Ice Cream Social, Holiday Sampler, and Halloween tours are some great examples. A great place to visit for some fun and interesting local history.

This is our second time touring. Our first was about 4 years ago and we were hoping to see a bit more work done to the mansion. Unfortunately, nothing had changed. Tour guide was great.

Hidden gem. Beautiful mansion. Gorgeous woodwork. Easy to imagine what it was like living here. Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable.

The people there were fantastic.Very accommodating/ very very helpful.I strongly recommend that you take in this beautiful historic home in the bakers island area.

If you want to walk back in Superior time, this is the place. Excellent tour with passionate guide.

Absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful place for the wine tasting event we attended. 3 floors to marvel at. Plenty of off-street parking.

Beautiful place to learn about the history of Superior.

I visited this museum many times and can never get enough of its amazing History.

What an amazing family event with great history.

Was visiting the museum for a wedding which was nicely done and ancluded access to the museum as well. Very nice!

This is an awesome piece of history. The tour guide knew lots of info, was able to answer all of our questions. The place is beautiful! A need to see if you are there.

The house was well furnished and did a good job showing what the house looked like with the original owners.

Nice Victorian style house.

Great time at the murder mystery dinner.

Older than Glensheen, and is more relaxing and cozy.I had attended a tour at Glensheen in Duluth and they mentioned the Fairlawn Mansion being older. So I was intrigued and skipped across the Blatnick bridge and made my way to Fairlawn. Easy access from 2nd Street. It was off tourist season (Late April) and I happened to arrive in between tour times and was able to meet the director while I looked in the gift shop. She was very friendly. My tour guide was very informative and knew her information well.Previous reviews have noted that tour guides were not up to speed with their knowledge, and the response was that newer recruits were being trained in because more seasoned guides graduated and moved away. I would say that problem has been fixed based on the tour I received. I apologize I cannot remember her name but she did a fantastic job!On the third floor they have a replica of the SS Meteor which was donated. I am looking forward to partaking of that tour soon. That museum a stones throw from the Mansion. Pair it with a picnic on Barkers Island and you have a recipe for a fun day!I enjoyed all the floors of the mansion. It would be neat to see a nook and cranny tour to borrow Glensheens naming package. For instance, I would pay again for a different tour to be able to ascend to the widows peak tower, and other places not available on a normal tour.The cost for the tour is cheaper than Glensheen which is a plus.Overall, a wonderful place to stop. Dont let negative reviews of this place turn you away.

Very nice. Tour guide was amazing and i learned so much. Very interesting.

Fun tour

Worth every penny. A must see at least once.

Wonderful museum

Its beautiful and has a lot of cool things

Very nice place to visit

Awesome place to see

Very interesting to tour. Lots of history

The woodwork in the mansion was awesome. Interesting place.

Great tour and tour guide. Very informative and historical!

Very cool tour

Alot of stairs no elevator. But I managed

Fantastic tour with a great tout guide!

It was interesting your with a lot of information

Beautiful piece of history

Nice place to see

An amazing and fun place to visit with friendly staff!

Nice mansion, Glensheen is better..

Its a big house that seems an european palace.

Love history and depth of thought

Only been there once it was nice

Step back in time to see what it was like in old time Superior.

Victorian home with one floor restored to former glory

Gorgeous Place to take a tour, have a wedding, meeting.

Went to a talk on Peonies, it was very informative.

Nicely restored and maintained turn of the century mansion

Cant wait to see the basement where the pool is!!!

Fun place to check out

If you have a choice I would go to glensheen

Very good not fully restored which was a bit disappointing but over all great experience

Staff were very helpful and patient with the grandchildren!

Lots of history and original furniture

Very nice place

Informational tours, great prices, interesting history.

Highly recommend this tour

Dumb

Good

Think the Douglas County Historical Society removed most of the items on display.

Well restored historic home.

Beautiful lumber Baron home

Its creepy

Beautiful