Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University | |
 Front of the house | |
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| Location | 310 Tallawanda Road, Oxford, Ohio, US |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′51″N 84°44′06″W / 39.5143°N 84.7350°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Russell S. Potter |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000022[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 2005 |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University, also known as Sulgrave Manor, is an historic building in Oxford, Ohio. It was built as a chapter house for the Ohio Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in 1937 and 1938. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
History
[edit]Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a collegiate social fraternity that was established at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856.[2] Its Ohio Tau chapter was chartered at the University of Miami in Oxford, Ohio on October 4, 1919.[2][3]
Ohio Tau built its chapter house at 310 Tallawanda Road in 1937 and 1938.[3] The cornerstone during homecoming on November 9, 1937.[4] The house was completed in the spring of 1938 and cost $60,000.[5][6][7] It was dedicated during homecoming on November 5, 1938.[7] The chapters calls the house Sulgrave Manor, after the English house it was modeled after.[8]
It was listed in the National Register on February 8, 2005 as Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University.[9][8]
Architecture
[edit]Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University was designed by architect Russell S. Potter. It was modeled after Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of George Washington in Oxford, England.[6][8] The brick and stone house is in Tudor revival style with an asymmetrical facade.[8][10] Its entrance includes a stone arch and pillars surrounding a double wooden doors.[10] The house has a hip roof with dormer.[10]
The house was renovated in 1965 and 1995, including the addition of an addition in the northwest corner.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 12th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1930. pp. 190-193. via Hathi Trust.
- ^ a b "Sigma Alpha Epsilon". Miami University Interfraternity Council. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Work to be Pushed on S. A. E. House". The Journal News. November 9, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Hamilton, Ohio.
- ^ "New Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Nearly Finished". The Miami Student. Vol. 061, no. 27. January 11, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2018 – via Miami University Digital Collection.
- ^ a b "Work Nears Completion". Dayton Daily News. January 14, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Dedication Day Set for New Frat Home". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 21, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Dickey, Emily (March 21, 2005). "Frat House Added to National Register". The Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SAE house granted historical status". The Miami Student. Vol. 129, no. 40. March 8, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Maraschiello, Chris (July 21, 1999). "Ohio Historic Inventory: SAE Chapter House of Miami University" (PDF). Lane Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
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