The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House is a historic fraternity house located at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Champaign, Illinois.
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| Location | 211 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′28″N 88°14′8″W / 40.10778°N 88.23556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Built by | A.W. Stoolman |
| Architect | George Dean, Albert Dean |
| Architectural style | Prairie School, American Craftsman |
| MPS | Fraternity and Sorority Houses at the Urbana--Champaign Campus of the University of Illinois MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1990 |
The house was built in 1907 for the Illinois Beta chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Founded in 1899, Sigma Alpha Epsilon was one of the oldest fraternities at the university. Architects George and Albert Dean designed the house, which combines elements of the Prairie School and American Craftsman styles. It is the university's only fraternity house to incorporate either style. The building's horizontal features, limestone caps and trim, and tall piers extending above the porch roof are characteristic Prairie School elements, while its exposed rafters and gable roof are inspired by Craftsman designs.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1990.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Edwards, Alice; Bastyr, Linda; Blair, Lachlan F. (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-06. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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