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TO: Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation
FROM: Mike Mrosla, Senior Planner
DATE: October 12, 2021
RE: William Haapala/Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage Background Discussion
Background
The William Haapala/Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage located at 9912 70th Street has been identi-
fied as a priority site in the Historic Preservation Strategy Report. The structure embodies the dis-
tinguishing characteristics of architectural type or style, or elements of design, detail, materials, or
craftsmanship. The vernacular bungalow type of residence (1890) was previously part of
Cedarhurst estate. A Finding of Significance was completed by the Cottage Grove Advisory Com-
mittee of Historical Preservation in 2000 and submitted to Minnesota State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO).
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William Haapala/Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage Background Discussion
October 12, 2021
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Discussion
The subject property will be part of the Cedarhurst redevelopment. Does the Commission have any
additional information on the historical significances of the subject property?
Attachments
A. Findings of Significance — William Haapala
Priority Site 8
CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FINDING OF SIGNIFICANCE
Cedarhurst Historic District
6940 Keats Ave So., 9905 Military Rd., and 9912 - 70th St. So.
The historic property known as the Cedarhurst Historic District has been evaluated by the Advisory
Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP) as substantially meeting the criteria for nomination to
the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks pursuant to City Code § 13A-4.
The cultural resource value of this group of residences and outbuildings is the product of its
association with Mary and Cordenio Severance and their country estate "Cedarhurst." The district
consists of the historic Severance House at 6940 Keats, the gardener's cottage at 9912 - 70th, and the
chauffeur's cottage at 9905 Military, which were constructed between ca. 1865 and 1918. Each.of
the three residences possesses high architectural values in its own right and were historically linked
by function and ownership by the Severances until 1925. The resource has been evaluated within the
local historic context, "Historic Cedarhurst (ca. 1865-1971)," as outlined in the Historic Preservation
Element of the Cottage Grove Comprehensive Plan.
Issued this 21 st day of November, 2000.
Gap3rGolusky, AQRKhairperson
Robert C. Vogel, CHP