Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
160 Madison Ln
Phi Kappa Sigma House, 1911
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
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
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
People
- Stanislau Makielski architect in 1911