Calhoun Beach Club
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| Calhoun Beach Club | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1927 |
| Architect: | Nicol, Charles Wheeler; Magney & Tusler |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | December 23, 2003 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 03001335[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Calhoun Beach Club is a club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just across Lake Street from its namesake Lake Calhoun. Its founders intended the club to meet their residential, recreational, and entertainment needs in one building.[2] The original building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 2003.[1]
Construction of the building began in 1928, but it was delayed for about 18 years due to the Great Depression. After World War II, construction was completed, and it became a lively social club. Financial hard times in the early 1950s forced the club into bankruptcy. The building was converted to a hotel in 1954 and was marketed as a place for social events such as proms, parties, luncheons, banquets, and wedding receptions. The upper floors were converted into fashionable apartments. WTCN (now KARE television and WWTC radio) moved its radio and TV studios to the second and third floors around that time.[3] Staples of WTCN programming, such as the children's program "Lunch with Casey" and All Star Wrestling with Verne Gagne, were filmed in the building.[4] It later became a home for the elderly and was renamed Calhoun Beach Manor.[3]
In 1977, the building was restored to its intended use as a sports and social club. The handball and squash courts and the swimming pool were restored, and the club installed tennis courts, steam rooms, saunas, sunrooms, and a jogging track. At that time, the lobby was restored in an Art Deco style. The club later added more facilities in the 1980s, such as an aerobics studio, volleyball and basketball courts, and other exercise equipment.[3] The building is the oldest high-rise residential building outside of the downtown Minneapolis core.[5] A 1997 addition to the vintage Calhoun Beach Club Apartments is the newest high-rise residential building outside of downtown.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Minnesota Preservation Planner: Fall 2006. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b c Travel Channel Destination Guides: Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Others remember Casey Jones. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ The Vintage Apartments, Minneapolis. Emporis Buildings. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Calhoun Beach Club Apartments, Minneapolis. Emporis Buildings. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
[edit] External links
- Calhoun Beach Club. Wellbridge. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- Calhoun Beach Club Apartments. AIMCO. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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