Country Club Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Edina, Minnesota |
Coordinates: | 44.9167°N -93.34°W |
Area: | 300acres |
Built: | 1924–1931 |
Architect: | Samuel J. Thorpe |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival |
Added: | April 26, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82002958 |
The Country Club Historic District is a suburban residential district established in 1922 in Edina, Minnesota, United States. It was one of Minnesota's first comprehensive planned communities and served as the prototype for subsequent town planning in this suburb of Minneapolis. The development was modeled after the J.C. Nichols Country Club District in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]
The district is also noted for its homogeneous Period Revival architecture. The architectural styles are primarily Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival and Mediterranean Revival designs. The neighborhood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places with 550 contributing properties mostly built 1924–1931. It was listing for having local significance in architecture, community planning, and landscape architecture.[2]