Country Club Historic District (Edina, Minnesota)

Historic district in Minnesota, United States

United States historic place

Country Club Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

4602 & 4600 Casco Avenue within the Country Club Historic District

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Location| Edina, Minnesota
Coordinates| 44°55′0″N 93°20′24″W﻿ / ﻿44.91667°N 93.34000°W﻿ / 44.91667; -93.34000
Area| 300 acres (120 ha)
Built| 1924–1931
Architect| Samuel J. Thorpe
Architectural style| Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.| 82002958[1]
Added to NRHP| April 26, 1982

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.[2]

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.[3]

## See also[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Hennepin County, Minnesota

## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. ^ History and Architecture of Edina, Minnesota. William W. Scott and Jeffrey A. Hess, 1981: City of Edina. ISBN 978-0-9605054-0-1, ISBN 0-9605054-0-7
3. ^ Spaeth, Lynne VanBrocklin (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Country Club District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 7, 2015. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

## External links[edit]

* City of Edina Heritage Preservation Board: The City of Edina's Historic Country Club District
* The Historic Significance of the Country Club District
* National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, 1982

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