Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Zeta Psi Fraternity Tau Chapter
1910
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024
1. Zeta Psi Fraternity Tau Chapter Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 40° 41.83′ N, 75° 12.414′ W. Marker is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on South College Drive west of McCartney Street, on the left when traveling east. South College Drive is one-way eastbound. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49 S College Dr, Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Triangulation Station and Benchmark (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lafayette (about 600 feet away); Astronomical Observatory (about 600 feet away); Lafayette College Civil War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Lafayette College Gateway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Establishing a College at Easton (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Confluence of Campus and Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Easton's Electric Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.
Regarding Zeta Psi Fraternity Tau Chapter. Excerpt from the National
this page online
Constructed in 1909/1910, the fraternity house is a good example of the substantial Period Revival architecture chosen, more often than not, by people of means in America's growing cities and suburban communities during the first decades of the 20th century for their dwellings, churches and clubs, examples of which fill Easton's then developing fashionable neighborhoods. It was designed by James Barnes Baker (1864-1918) and William Marsh Michler (1868-1948), accomplished and successful architects whose work (Baker practiced primarily in New York City and Michler in Easton) exhibits mastery of the revival style idioms popular during that era. One of nine palatial fraternity houses erected on the Lafayette campus before World War I, the Zeta Psi house embodies the important role played by fraternities in college life at the time of its construction and for decades thereafter.
Also see . . .
1. Zeta Psi Fraternity House (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 2001. (Prepared by Dennis N. Bertland; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Lafayette College Zeta Psi Fraternity House. Brief video tour of the fraternity house. (Wanda Kaluza,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 28, 2024
2. Zeta Psi Fraternity Tau Chapter Marker
Marker (partially obscured by the railing) is left of the red doors.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
