Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

1820 Carr's Hill Road

Delta Kappa Epsilon House, 1914

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1914
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From the National Register nomination

Built as a fraternity house in 1914. Georgian Revival. Brick (Flemish bond); 2 stories; hipped roof with front pediment; symmetrical 5-bay front; 1-bay front porch; bold wooden dentil cornice; bullseye window in pediment; tetrastyle entry porch with Roman Doric columns. Set on a terrace on the side of Carrs Hill, this handsome Georgian-style structure houses the first fraternity established at the University of Virginia (in 1852).

City historic survey