Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

160 Madison Ln

Phi Kappa Sigma House, 1911

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

1911
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From the National Register nomination

Fraternity house. Classical Revival. Built 1911; burned and rebuilt 1921-22. Masonry with unpainted stucco cladding; 2 stories; pedimented gable roofs covered with pantiles; symmetrical 5-bay front; U plan; 2-story, 3-bay tetrastyle Doric portico with pedimented roof. Unadorned rectangular 6-over-6 sash windows; all roof terminations pedimented; bold wooden Doric entablature at roof line; complex rear elevation. Stanislau Makielski, architect. Providing an interesting contrast to its brick-clad Georgian-style neighbors, this stuccoed building is the only UVa fraternity house designed in a strictly Classical mode.

City historic survey

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  • Stanislau Makielski architect in 1911