Country Club Historic District (Edina, Minnesota) Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. History and Architecture of Edina, Minnesota. William W. Scott and Jeffrey A. Hess, 1981: City of Edina.,
  2. Spaeth . Lynne VanBrocklin . [{{NRHP url|id=82002958}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Country Club District ]. National Park Service . October 1980 . 2015-01-07.