University Grove is a neighborhood of

Falcon Heights, Minnesota Falcon Heights is a suburb of Saint Paul and a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,321 at the 2010 census. It became a village in 1949 and a city in 1973. Falcon Heights is the home of the University of Minn ...

, known for its 103 homes individually designed by architects. Owners have been required to use an architect since the neighborhood's creation by the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

in 1928 to recruit and retain faculty; there is also a cap on costs, ensuring that homes would be of similar size. 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. The neighborhood is now especially known for a large collection of homes built in the

modern style The Modern Style is a style of architecture, art, and design that first emerged in the United Kingdom in the mid-1880s. It is the first Art Nouveau style worldwide, and it represents the evolution of the Arts and Crafts movement which was native ...

. The ''New York Times'' called University Grove a “living time capsule of vernacular modern architecture in America”. The original landscape plan is by Morel and Nichols. The Grove boasts excellent examples of residential architecture from architects such as

Ralph Rapson Ralph Rapson (September 13, 1914 – March 29, 2008) was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. He was one of the world's oldest practicing architects at his death at age 93, and also one of the most ...

, Winston and Elizabeth Close, Edwin Hugh Lundie, and

Richard Hammel Richard E. Hammel, a Democratic Party politician, was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 48th District. Life Hamel obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint. Political career Hammel served on t ...

. The neighborhood continues to mostly house the university community.

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* Modernist architecture in Minnesota Neighborhoods in Minnesota {{RamseyCountyMN-geo-stub