Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter (Champaign, Illinois)

Alpha Phi Fraternity House--Beta Alpha Chapter
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	508 E. Amory Ave., Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates	40°6′27″N 88°13′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Harris, Charles
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
MPS	Fraternity and Sorority Houses at the Urbana--Champaign Campus of the University of Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001250[1]
Added to NRHP	November 15, 2005

The Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter is a historic fraternity house located at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005.

History

The Beta Alpha chapter of the Alpha Phi women's fraternity was formed at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1919 and was chartered on February 11, 1922.^[2] The Beta Alpha chapter purchased its chapter house in 1923 with the donation of Alice and Dean Clark.^[3] Its new chapter house was built in 1909 as a private residence.^[3] The chapter house is located at 508 East Armory Avenue in Champaign.^[3][2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter on November 15, 2005.^[4]

Architecture

Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter was originally a Tudor Revivial style private home.^[3] In 1937–38, architect Charles Harris of Decatur remodeled the house in the Georgian Revival style.^[3] The work was completed by contractor Edward M. DeAtley.^[3]

Alpha Phi Fraternity House with addition to the right

The two-story brick building has a five-bay exterior with a central entrance.^[5] Its key Georgian details include raised brick quoins, pedimented dormers projecting from a gable roof, and large brick chimneys on either side of the house.^[5][3] An addition was added to the house in 1950.^[3]

See also

• North American fraternity and sorority housing

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Alpha Phi Fraternity | Fraternity and Sorority Affairs". University of Illinois. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
3. Kennedy, Amelia (June 14, 2018). "Alpha Phi Fraternity House - Beta Alpha Chapter". Clio. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
4. "Alpha Phi Fraternity House--Beta Alpha Chapter". Digital Archive on NPGaller. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via National Register of HIstoric Places.
5. Kummer, Karen Lang (April 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Alpha Phi Fraternity House - Beta Alpha Chapter" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 12, 2015.^{[dead link]}