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Edina Heritage Preservation Board
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 23, 1980 at 7:30 p.m.
Edina City Hall Conference Room
I. Publication of Historic Building Survey
II. Country Club District Research Project
III. Other Business
IV. Next Meeting Date: October 28, 1980
V. Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EDINA HERITAGE PRESERVATION BOARD
HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1980 AT 7:30 P.M.
EDINA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Members Present: Chairman Foster Dunwiddie, Tom Martinson, Betty Paugh
Staff Present: Harold Sand
I. Publication of Historic Building Survey
Mr. Sand advised the Board that he has received the ISBN number and the
Library of Congress card catalog number. He also indicated that Mr. Scott
was not planning to make a presentation to the Board at this meeting.
Mr. Dunwiddie said that he has talked with Jeff Hess recently who indicated that
the work was on schedule. No further action was taken by the Board.
ll. Country Club District Research Project
Lynn Spaeth of Heritage Preservation Associates was present to discuss the
progress of the research. She presented slides from her recent trip to Kansas
City, Missouri to study the Country Club neighborhood in that city. The Kansas
City Country Club was developed by Nichols starting in 1907. The area was
developed following the extension of a street car line similar to Edina. The
neighborhood consists of period revival architectural styles similar to the
Edina Country Club, however the dwellings generally have a southern influence
in design. The Kansas City Country Club has a considerably different spatial
character because the lots are very large, the dwellings maintain very large
setbacks and the dwellings are a grand scale compared to the Edina Country Club.
Lynn Spaeth also had slides of the formal gardens developed with the project
and an adjacent commercial district called the Plaza that was developed in 1922.
Mr. Martinson added that the Plaza is the second oldest shopping center in the
United States.
Lynn Spaeth said that the survey field work was 90 percent completed, the
photography was 75 percent complete and the historic research was 25 percent
complete. She presented copies of the survey form and completed forms with
photographs. She indicated that the records in the Assessing Department do not
have dates for all of the dwellings and the insurance maps are not early enough
to provide any construction dates. Foster Dunwiddie commented that there may
be some concern at the State Review Board about the 50 year cut-off in the
National Register criteria and it may be important to establish the percentage of
dwellings that were constructed more than 50 years ago. The air photos may be
useful in this analysis.
The Board discussed the survey forms, photography and classification of the
various architectural styles. The date of the neighborhood meeting was discussed
and a date during the week of November 10 or 17 was suggested with a later
approval by the City Council and a hearing before the State Review Board in
January or February. No further action was taken.
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September 23, 1980
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III. Other Business
Foster Dunwiddie advised the Board that he was placed on the Wooddale
School Use Committee. The committee visited the Lennox and Brookside
Schools in St. Louis Park. The Committee was making progress on under-
standing some of the potential and the problems of the re -use of the structure.
The school is included as part of the proposed Country Club National
Register District,
Mr. Martinson indicated that he may have located another house that was
designed by Architect Royal Barry Wills. The house is located at 5804
Crescent Terrace. He said that a review of the Building Department records
did not indicate who was the architect. He is continuing to investigate the
question by contacting the builder or former owner.
IV. Next Meeting Date: October 28, 1980
V. Adjournment:
Mr. Martinson moved the meeting be adjourned. Betty Paugh seconded the
motion. . All. voted aye; the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Harold Sand
Assistant Planner