Georgia Tech in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
1. Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity Marker
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 1928.
Location. 33° 46.46′ N, 84° 23.643′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Georgia Tech. It is on Fowler Street Northwest north of Bobby Dodd Way Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Fowler St NW, Atlanta GA 30313, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Georgia Institute of Technology (approx. 0.2 miles away); Georgia Tech Meets Midtown (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Techwood Homes (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Biltmore (approx. 0.4 miles away); Academy of Medicine (approx. half a mile away); Baltimore Block (approx. half a mile away); The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
Other markers no longer nearby. Georgia Tech Origins (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing); Capt. Grant's Vision for a Safe City
this page online
Regarding Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Omega Chapter of Chi Phi, built in 1928, was the second structure built exclusively as a fraternity house at Georgia Tech. Until that time, all fraternities were located in previously residential structures that served as fraternity houses. The move of the Beta Theta Pi house (constructed in 1926, still extant) to Fowler Street started a trend away from the Williams Street and Spring Street area three blocks away. The Fowler Street neighborhood became popular for the construction of new fraternity houses because of its proximity to the Tech campus and its location near Peters Park, the only visible reminder of an ambitious late-1880s subdivision planned by Atlanta entrepreneur Richard Peters, that was never built.
The architect of the Omega Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity was William Parsons, a 1922 graduate of the architecture school at Georgia Tech and a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. Mr. Parsons was an architect in Augusta, Georgia, until his death in 1948.
Also see . . .
1. Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
2. Omega Chapter of Chi Phi Fraternity Marker
2. History. The Chi Phi Omega Chapter at the Georgia Institute of Technology was established on June 2nd, 1904 by eight young Georgia Tech students. (Omega Chapter, Chi Phi Fraternity) (Submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
