Delta Tau Delta Founders House

Delta Tau Delta Founders House

Delta Tau Delta Founders House, April 2011
Location 211 Main St., Bethany, WV
Coordinates 40°12′19″N 80°33′27″W / 40.20528°N 80.55750°W / 40.20528; -80.55750Coordinates: 40°12′19″N 80°33′27″W / 40.20528°N 80.55750°W / 40.20528; -80.55750
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1858
Architectural style Greek Revival, Other, Provincial Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #

79002571

[1]
Added to NRHP May 29, 1979

Delta Tau Delta Founders House is a historic home associated with Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in the early 1850s, and is a two story, five bay Greek Revival-style dwelling. It is "L"-shaped and constructed of brick on a limestone foundation. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity was founded here in 1858-1859.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delta Tau Delta Founders House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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