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
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.