Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois)

The Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House is a historic fraternity house located at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Champaign, Illinois. Its resident fraternity was one of the two founding chapters of Alpha Rho Chi; it formed as the Arcus Society in 1911 and became the Anthemios chapter of Alpha Rho Chi in 1914. The fraternity's members were all students in architecture or a related field; its name came from the first three letters in the Greek word for architecture, and the chapter's namesake was a famous Greek architect.

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois) is located in Illinois
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois)
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois) is located in the United States
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois)
Location1108 S. First St., Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates40°6′16″N 88°14′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectRoyer, Danley, & Smith
Architectural styleFrench Eclectic
MPSFraternity and Sorority Houses at the Urbana--Champaign Campus of the University of Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.97000460[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1997

The fraternity's house was designed in 1928 by local architecture firm Royer, Danley, and Smith and is a notable architectural work. The building blends elements of the French Eclectic and English Arts and Crafts styles; significant details include the corner tower over its arched entrance, brick chimneys at the narrow ends of its "L"-shaped plan, decorative brickwork, and a steep tile hip roof.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1997.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kummer, Karen Lang; Hargus, Greg (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-09. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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