Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
513 Rugby Rd
Founders' National Memorial Hall of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Ca. 1913-15
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
1913–1915
18001850190019502000
From the National Register nomination
Fraternity house. Georgian Revival. Ca. 1913-15. Brick (stretcher bond); 2 1/2 stories; (3 1/2 st rear); gable roof; 3 front dormers; symmetrical 5-bay front; 1-story, 2-bay porch at N end. Brick belt course; bold wooden modillion cornice; front entry shelter with Roman Doric columns and pilasters. This handsome Neo Georgian dwelling was built around 1913 for the local chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha national fraternity, which was founded at UVa in 1868.
City historic survey
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.