Champaign City Township in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
1. Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter Marker
has been placed on the
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by The Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 40° 6.339′ N, 88° 13.868′ W. Marker is in Champaign, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Champaign City Township. Marker is on East Armory Avenue east of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 508 E Armory Ave, Champaign IL 61820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Illinois Historical Collections (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Public Broadcasting (about 700 feet away); Creation of Research Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Physical Fitness Research Laboratory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Architectural Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); Illini Supersweet Corn (approx. ¼ mile away); Morrow Plots (approx. ¼ mile away); Anthropology and Society (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Champaign.
Regarding Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter.
this page online
In 1923, the new chapter purchased a house and two lots on Armory Street in Champaign across from the newly constructed university Armory. The house and grounds had previously been owned by Professor Horace A. Hollister and his wife, Emma. They bought the property for $1,700 in 1909 from Fanny B. Sherfy, George M. Fisk, Ida Johnson Fisk, Thomas A. Clark, and Alice V.B. Clark. The Hollisters built the house shortly after purchase with a mortgage for $5,000. Horace Hollister was a professor of education and high school visitor at the university. …
During the summer of 1923, the sorority remodeled and redecorated their new house: a two-and one-half story, Tudor Revival-influenced clapboard and shingle dwelling with a large porch on its southeast comer. Help in purchasing the chapter house came from Dean and Mrs. Clark. The Hollisters sold the property to Alice V.B. Clark in March 1923 for $16,500. The Clarks then both signed for a mortgage on the property with the Danville Building Association for $12,000 and dealt with all the legal arrangements. Apparently the Clarks even “floated” the chapter some loans when payments could not be made.
Also see . . .
1. Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter (PDF). National Register nomination for
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
2. Alpha Phi Fraternity House-Beta Alpha Chapter Marker
2. Alpha Phi Fraternity House - Beta Alpha Chapter. The house was originally constructed as a private residence in 1909. It was purchased by the Beta Alpha Chapter of the women's fraternity Alpha Phi in 1923 and subsequently remodeled in the Georgian Revival style. (Amelia Kennedy, Clio: Your Guide to History, posted June 14, 2018) (Submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
