University Grove, Minnesota

Joseph Livermore House (1968) by Ralph Rapson

University Grove is a neighborhood of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, known for its 103 homes individually designed by architects.[1] Owners have been required to use an architect since the neighborhood's creation by the University of Minnesota in 1928 to recruit and retain faculty; there is also a cap on costs, ensuring that homes would be of similar size.[2]: 205 [3][4] To balance the individuality of professors/administrators while keeping the properties in the intended group of buyers, each faculty/staff person owns the homes while the university owns the land upon which the home is situated and the faculty/staff person pays rent annually for that land use. The university retains title to the land.[3]

The neighborhood is now especially known for a large collection of homes built in the modern style. The New York Times called University Grove a “living time capsule of vernacular modern architecture in America”.[5] The original landscape plan is by Morel and Nichols. The Grove boasts excellent examples of residential architecture from architects such as Ralph Rapson, Winston and Elizabeth Close, Edwin Hugh Lundie, and Richard Hammel.[4][2]: 209

The neighborhood continues to mostly house the university community.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "University Grove". Minnesota Alumni. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
2. ^ a b Millett, Larry (2015). Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-8329-1.
3. ^ a b "University Grove FAQ". University of Minnesota. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
4. ^ a b "University Grove". Walker Art Center. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
5. ^ Lee, Linda (January 5, 1989). "St. Paul's Architectural Time Capsule". New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
6. ^ Sturdevant, Andy (April 22, 2015). "University Grove gems show that modernist architecture isn't monolithic". MinnPost. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

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Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Topics|

* Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life
* Minnesota State Fairgrounds
* Roseville Area Schools
* University Grove modern architecture neighborhood

University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus|

* Bell Museum of Natural History
* Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
* Goldstein Museum of Design
* Les Bolstad Golf Course

| Colleges|

* Biological Sciences
* Continuing Education
* Design
* Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
* Veterinary Medicine

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Transit|

* Larpenteur Avenue
* Snelling Avenue
* U of M Transitway
* A Line

History|

* Curtiss Northwest Airport (1919-1930)
* Shooting of Philando Castile (2016)

Related|

* People from Falcon Heights
* Media category on Wikimedia Commons

| Government|

* Ramsey County
* Minnesota House 66A held by Alice Hausman
* Minnesota Senate 66 held by John Marty
* U.S. House MN-4 held by Betty McCollum

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Municipalities and communities of Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: St. Paul

Cities|

* Arden Hills
* Blaine‡
* Falcon Heights
* Gem Lake
* Lauderdale
* Little Canada
* Maplewood
* Mounds View
* New Brighton
* North Oaks
* North St. Paul
* Roseville
* Shoreview
* St. Anthony‡
* St. Paul
* Spring Lake Park‡
* Vadnais Heights
* White Bear Lake‡

Map of Minnesota highlighting Ramsey County

Township|

* White Bear

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bald Eagle
* Bellaire

Ghost towns/Neighborhoods|

* Neighborhoods in Saint Paul
* Gloster
* University Grove (Falcon Heights)

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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