Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
1537 Virginia Ave
Delta Delta Delta House, Ca. 1910-17
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
Probably built as a fraternity house; now a sorority house. Georgian Revival. Ca. 1910-17. Brick (stretcher bond); 2 stories; gable roof; 2 standard-sized gable dormers flank 3-bay central dormer with curvilinear roof; 2-story, 1-bay front portico with paired Roman Doric columns and balustraded upper deck. Blind arches over front windows; heavy wooden dentil cornice; prominent entry with traceried top- and sidelights. Possibly built to serve as a fraternity house, this impressive Colonial Revival structure housed Phi Chi medical fraternity from before 1927 to ca. 1970. Delta Delta Delta sorority has occupied it since 1971.
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