DULUTH — The historic former home of the Duluth Woman's Club will likely soon start hosting guests.

David and Trisha Halvorsen are the new owners of the house at 2400 E. Superior St., renamed the Hartman House. The couple call Washington state, near Puget Sound, their home, but both attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and have family in the Duluth area.

"We got married in Duluth, and my parents live in Morgan Park," David Halvorsen said. "And my sisters live in the area, so my kids have a lot of cousins there, and we typically visit at least once a year. So for us, buying an investment property in the area just made sense."

Halvorsen said that it was a way for the couple to further connect with the city. He said the beauty of the house and its long history are what drew them to

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