In 1924 , the couple bought a two - storey house on Sargent Avenue in the Groveland Park neighborhood of St. Paul .
In 1924 , the couple faced vicious and threatening opposition from some white residents .
In 1924 , the couple bought a two - storey house on Sargent Avenue in the Groveland Park neighborhood of St. Paul , and faced vicious and threatening opposition from some white residents .