Save the Kelley Farm

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This is an online petition to gain momentum on saving the last remaining farm in Bloomington, MN.

Just south and east of the Mall of America, on East Shakopee Road, sits the 60-acre remainder of the James E. Kelley estate, aka Spruce Shadows Farm Historic District. Determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Office, the farm sits an historical and ecological anomaly just south of the north-south runway of the MinneapolisSt. Paul International Airport, which opened in late October 2005.

The farm occupies a picturesque site on the north bluff of the Minnesota River. The Colonial Revival house, clad in locally quarried limestone, overlooks the Minnesota River to the south. Impressive stone chimneys with brick trim rise from the north and west sides of the house, and similar brick detailing highlights the many windows that punctuate the south facade.

166 Signatures

  • matt muyres
    • Comments
    • save the Farm from encroaching future development...
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • not currently...
  • Gerri Leonard
    • Comments
    • Why do we have to develop everything?
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • Ann Harste
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • James Cullen
    • Comments
    • Save the Kelly Farm
  • MeowMeow
  • David B. Olson
  • Todd Heiser
    • Comments
    • enough of the short sighted development
  • Andrew Kruse
  • Christopher Barnes
  • Christopher Krolak
  • Eric James
    • Comments
    • Please save this, imagine skyscrapers surrounding this gem of a park one day.
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Born and raised until I moved in the '90s.
  • Evan Sayre
  • Mike Holisky
    • Comments
    • В
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • В
  • Dan Ryan
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • YES 20 YEARS
  • Crystal McElligott
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • yes
  • ryan costa
    • Comments
    • it is a worthy cause
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • no
  • Elizabeth Maus
    • Comments
    • Please keep the farm. Lots of character for Bloomington. What other Mpls suburb has one?
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • Lisa Backes
  • Mary Ann Neuman
  • ingrid george
  • Dale Maus
    • Comments
    • The Kelly Farm is an asset to Bloomington. Let's keep it that way.
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • Sue Morrison
  • Steven R Mattson
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Work in Bloomington, Live in South Minneapolis
  • Rebecca Ridgeway
    • Comments
    • Very much in favor of saving this site.
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • former
  • Jeff Petersen
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • life long
  • May Lane
  • James Kelley
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • born and raised in Bloomington
  • Lisa Arcellano
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • YES
  • Katharine McClellan
    • Comments
    • I visited this farm numerous times growing up (and almost had my wedding there). It is such a beautiful place and I would hate to see a development on it.
  • Scott Wyberg
  • Sara Drenner
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • Bob Williams
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Bloomington resident since 1988
  • John Crampton
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • yes
  • Mary Crampton
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • 1401 West 102nd Street
  • Miguel Gutierrez
    • Comments
    • keep the farm
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • YES and proud of it.
  • Brandon Link
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • Yes
  • Laila Fontanive
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • I live in Bloomington
  • jim koepke
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • yes
  • Christine Nordstrom
    • Comments
    • Please Keep This land 'as is'
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • yes
  • Elizabeth Bowling
    • Comments
    • perhaps a community land trust could be established to help the Kelley family and preserve the resource
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • used to be--now live in Highland Park St. Paul
  • Candie Egnoski
    • Comments
    • grass and life over concrete
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • no
  • Vanessa Lei Rivera Green
  • Rhonda Edwards
  • sarah barker
    • Comments
    • В
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • В
  • Brandalyn Zwack
  • Kate Kauffman
  • Lindy Murphy
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • former
  • Kari Miller
    • Comments
    • I used to love going to the Kelley farm when I was a kid! Seems so long ago now!
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • used to be
  • Darren Groff
    • Comments
    • The last farm in Bloomington needs too be saved as a part of history of this city.
    • Bloomington Resident ?
    • 43 years
  • Deana haines