Champaign City Township in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kappa Sigma Fraternity House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Kappa Sigma Fraternity House Marker

Inscription.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 40° 6.489′ N, 88° 14.139′ W. Marker is in Champaign, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Champaign City Township. It is at the intersection of East Daniel Street and South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Daniel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 E Daniel St, Champaign IL 61820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Physical Fitness Research Laboratory (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Milton Gregory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Public Broadcasting (approx. 0.4 miles away); Illinois Historical Collections (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sound on Film (approx. half a mile away); Creation of Research Library (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Champaign.

Regarding Kappa Sigma Fraternity House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The new fraternity initially (1891) rented rooms above the old First National Bank of Champaign at the corner of Main and Walnut Streets, and the next year moved into larger quarters in the Odd Fellows Hall at 107 North Neil Street. In 1894, the chapter moved to 505 West University, and secured the first fraternity house at the University of Illinois; from 1896 to 1904 the chapter house was located at the corner of Clark and Elm Streets. Their third house was built in 1904 at 212 East Green Street. The present chapter house was built in 1911 and was one of the first large
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Kappa Sigma Fraternity House Marker
houses on the campus. At that time the University fraternity district was not fully developed and the location of the present house was in a newly-laid out and barren subdivision, which had formerly been the old Champaign County fairgrounds.

Also see . . .
1. Kappa Sigma Fraternity House (PDF). National Register nomination for the fraternity house, which was listed in 1989. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Our University of Illinois History since 1891. Kappa Sigma was the first fraternity established at the University of Illinois following the removal of anti-fraternity restrictions at the school. Its charter was granted October 15, 1891. (Alpha Gamma Chapter, Kappa Sigma Fraternity) (Submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.