Sethna House (Falcon Heights, Minnesota)
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The Patarasp and Shirley Sethna House (1967) is a notable modern work by Ralph Rapson (1914-2008), and one of a series of houses he designed in the University Grove neighborhood.
Designed for university professor Patarasp Rustomji "Pat" Sethna, who became head of the department of Aerospace, Engineering and Mechanics in 1966; he lived in the house until his death in 1993.
The house is noted for a bold yellow circle painted on the garage door, the local version of 60's supergraphics. ''I wanted to paint it red, but Pat thought that would be too violent,'' Mr. Rapson said. ''He thought yellow was more cheerful.''
2147 Hoyt Avenue West
Sources:
www.ncmodernist.org/rapson.htm
www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/garden/st-paul-s-architectur...
socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6h573gc
www.minnpost.com/stroll/2015/04/university-grove-gems-s...
Property Line:
maps.co.ramsey.mn.us/MapRamsey
PID: 202923110264
Designed for university professor Patarasp Rustomji "Pat" Sethna, who became head of the department of Aerospace, Engineering and Mechanics in 1966; he lived in the house until his death in 1993.
The house is noted for a bold yellow circle painted on the garage door, the local version of 60's supergraphics. ''I wanted to paint it red, but Pat thought that would be too violent,'' Mr. Rapson said. ''He thought yellow was more cheerful.''
2147 Hoyt Avenue West
Sources:
www.ncmodernist.org/rapson.htm
www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/garden/st-paul-s-architectur...
socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6h573gc
www.minnpost.com/stroll/2015/04/university-grove-gems-s...
Property Line:
maps.co.ramsey.mn.us/MapRamsey
PID: 202923110264
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Rapson
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°59'18"N 93°11'28"W
- University Grove 0.5 km
- Jackson Meadow 39 km
- Ralph Rapson's "Glass Cube" 67 km
- Site of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project. (1954 - 1976) 748 km
- Adrian Fletcher Residence 998 km
- Nine Sixty Nine Development 1681 km
- Woodbridge Corporate Park 2247 km
- Salk Institute 2466 km
- Eichler Homes - Fairglen Tract 2540 km
- College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2556 km
- University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus 1 km
- St. Anthony Park Neighborhood 1.9 km
- Como Neighborhood 2.5 km
- Mid-City Industrial Neighborhood 2.7 km
- Prospect Park 3.1 km
- Hamline-Midway Neighborhood 3.3 km
- Como Park Neighborhood 3.7 km
- Southeast Minneapolis 3.9 km
- Northeast Minneapolis 5 km
- Ramsey County 7 km