Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House, also known as the Eta chapter of Beta Theta Pi, is a historic fraternity house located at Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1929, and consists of a 2 1/2-story, five bay by three bay, brick main block flanked by lower 2 1/2-story, brick wings with gambrel roofs. The house is in the Southern Colonial Revival style and features a full-width, flat-roof portico with Doric order columns. The Eta Chapter was first active at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1852 to 1859, then reestablished in 1884.[2]

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House, March 2007
Location114 South Columbia St., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates35°54′49″N 79°3′20″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
Built byMcAlester, B.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.05000325[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2005

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. April Montgomery (October 2004). "Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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