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
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.

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.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
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
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)

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