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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Heritage Preservation Commission
Edina City Hall
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
I. Call To Order
Chair Birdman called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call was Chair Birdman and members, Loving, Davis, Kelly, Nymo, and Blake. Staff
Liaison, Emily Bodeker and Preservation Consultant Vogel was also in attendance.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Davis to approve the meeting agenda as
presented. All voted aye. The Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Blake and seconded by Loving to approve the minutes from the June
12, 2018 Heritage Preservation Commission meeting. All voted aye. The motion carried.
V. Community Comment: None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Certificate of Appropriateness: 4604 Browndale Avenue
Staff Liaison Bodeker explained that the Commission discussed the Certificate of Appropriateness at the
June meeting but final action would be taken tonight. She also explained the applicant requested a
variance from the Planning Commission at their June 27th Meeting which was granted. Notices were sent
to surrounding neighbors to notify them of the COA request.
Motion was made by Kelly seconded by Blake to Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness at
4604 Browndale Avenue subject to the plans presented. All voted Aye. Nymo abstained.
B. Preservation Basics
Consultant Vogel went through what the National Register and the Heritage Landmark Registry
and that there are slightly different regulations for each. He also explained to the Commission
what Determination of Eligibilities are (DOE). He mentioned next month he will discuss
Treatment during his Preservation Basic section of the agenda.
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C. Re-Survey of the Country Club District
Consultant Vogel went through the re-surveying process for the Country Club District. He
explained that the plan of treatment review is essentially a staff exercise but wanted to ask the
HPC members (and other community members/volunteers) to be involved. Consultant Vogel
presented six information gaps for the Commissioners consideration. The six items were:
1) Develop a more complete and fully documented biography of developer Samuel S. Thorpe and his
company, Thorpe Bros.
2) While approximately 500 of the restrictive covenants executed between 1924 and 1944 were
recorded by the county assessor, very little (in fact almost nothing) is known about how the process
actually worked. For example, did Sam Thorpe personally approve all building plans prior to his death in
1934? How did the district homeowner association function? Are there any written records?
3) Besides Mr. Thorpe, who were the principal members of the Country Club design team during 1922-
24 and what were their roles in the project?
4) Are any or all of the six Liebenberg & Kaplan designed “model homes” built for Thorpe in 1926
individually significant and therefore eligible for landmark designation? (The historical associations are
fairly well documented; but do the individual houses retain sufficient integrity of the design elements,
aesthetic qualities and materials necessary to show their individual significance?)
5) About 5% of the homes built in the district during its period of historical significance are believed to
have been designed by licensed professional architects or engineers (including Liebenberg & Kaplan,
Cyril B. Pesek, Milton Sundin, Bard & Vanderbilt, C. W. Farnham, Charles Trownridge, Rollin C. Chapin,
A. R. Van Dycke, Architects Small House Service Bureau). It would be helpful to generate a list of
architects/engineers (from building permit records) and collect biographical information about them.
6) It would also be helpful to have a compilation of information about the builders and contractors who
worked in the district between the 1920s and 1940s (notable home builders include Anton Duoos, Carl
Hansen, Peter A. Christianson, H. R. Rosendahl, Morris Trach, Henry D. Roach, H. F. Nelson, Louis L.
Hansen, M. R. McDonald, Herb Thompson).
The Commission decided to think about the options and discuss and decide on one or two items
to complete with the re-survey at the August meeting.
D. Comprehensive Plan-Implementation
Staff informed the Commission that they will be receiving the Heritage Preservation Chapter of
the Comprehensive Plan in the next few months.
VII. Correspondence And Petitions: None
VIII. Chair And Member Comments: None
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IX. Staff Comments: None
X. Adjournment: 8:20 p.m.
Motion made by Nymo to adjourn the July 10, 2018 meeting at 8:20 p.m. Motion seconded
by Davis. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily Bodeker