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PETERSON HOUSE
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historic Paul Peterson House, 5312 Interlachen Blvd., was previously
included in the City's heritage preservation overlay district on Feb. 2,
1987. In 2002, the Heritage Preservation Board (HPB) recommended
re-designation of the Peterson House as an Edina Heritage Landmark pursuant
to City Code §850.20 (as amended). The property was rezoned under the
revised preservation ordinance on Feb. 4, 2003.
The Peterson House is featured in several publications about Edina heritage,
including William W. Scott and Jeffrey A. Hess' History and Architecture
of Edina, Minnesota (City of Edina, 1981), and Deborah Morse-Kahn's
Chapters in the City History: Edina (City of Edina, 1998).
DESCRIPTION
The historic Paul Peterson House is a frame, 1 and 1/2 story cottage with
Eastlake style detailing. It has a compound plan, intersecting gable roofs,
a gabled dormer, and an enclosed porch. The walls are finished with
clapboard siding. Eastlake style detailing is present in the form of
spindled bargeboards, decorative shingle "feathering" in the gables, a bay
window, and corner boards. The porch and window treatment have been altered;
otherwise, the house is in a good state of preservation.
HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Built ca. 1880, the Peterson House is a notable, well preserved specimen of
Late Victorian period domestic architecture. The design of the house is
based upon the vernacular Gabled Ell cottage form, but the exterior has been
embellished with picturesque ornamentation, obviously inspired by the
"Eastlake Revival" of the 1870's-1880's. Contextually, it relates to the
theme of rural residential development in Edina. Paul Peterson built this
house and lived here with his family for about forty years.
EVALUATION OF LANDMARK ELIGIBILITY
On Sept. 24, 2002, the HPB determined that the Peterson House met the Edina
Heritage Landmark eligibility criteria as set forth in City Code §850.20
subd. 2, on the basis of its architectural character. The HPB evaluated the
significance of the property within the local historic context "Edina Mills:
Agriculture and Rural Life (1857 to 1923)," as outlined in the Edina
Historic Context Study (1999), and found that it retained historic integrity
of those features necessary to convey its historical and architectural
preservation values.
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