| Name(s) of Building: | Lovelace Grove; the Grove; Grove Apartments |
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| Dates of Construction: | 1945; 1964-1965 |
| Cost: | $616,000 |
| Brief History: | The property where the Grove Apartments were constructed was part
of the property given to the Hall-Moody Institute by W. H. Lovelace.
"Lovelace Grove" was a popular picnicing site for students
and community members. As the married student population mushroomed
after World War II, surplus construction materials from Camp Tyson were
used to build two shed-like apartment units. Twenty-two travel
trailers were hastily secured by the Federal Public Housing Authority
and towed into the Grove as well which for several years supplemented
the other structures (and private trailers) as temporary housing.
The trailers were finally replaced by Westview
Terrace, on the present site of the Agricultural
Complex.
To house the growing number of married students attending the University the Grove Apartments, ten buildings containing eighty-eight apartments, were constructed in the Grove during 1964 and 1965. Until new dormitories for men were finished in 1966 and 1967 the units also supplemented the housing for single male students provided by Shannon, Lovelace, and Freeman halls. The buildings continue to serve as apartments today. |