At the very northern edge of Johnson County, east of I-435 and wrapped around by Shawnee, is Lake Quivira, a town that is also a gated lake/golf community and one of the most desirable addresses in the region. Its 900 acres were developed on wooded bluffs above the Kaw River in the late 1920s and early 1930s as a summer retreat for Kansas Citians - a country club, golf course and neighborhood built around a brand-new, 200-acre, spring-fed lake. In 1943 the homeowners organized as Quivira Inc. to buy the property from its original developers, and for 28 years it was classified as a gated community with no attachment to any city. In 1971, the city of Lake Quivira incorporated. The Lake Quivira homes line wooded hills that rise from the lakeshore. Built on winding, private streets, they offer some of the most distinctive architecture in Greater Kansas City. Many of those built in the '30s and '40s have been redone and expanded by their current owners. What all the Lake Quivira homeowners have in common are some spectacular views and the use of incomparable recreation facilities. Among those are the 18-hole golf course, the old stone clubhouse (renovated in 2001), the lake, Crescent Swimming Beach, six lighted tennis courts and the horse stables - all owned by the nearly 400 households that make up the community.