Granville in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
This Fraternity House
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2006
1. This Fraternity House Marker
This fraternity house, built in 1930, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Mu Chapter of Sigma Chi. Chartered March 2, 1868.
Erected by Mu Chapter, ΣΧ.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is March 2, 1868.
Location. 40° 4.394′ N, 82° 31.506′ W. Marker is in Granville, Ohio, in Licking County. It is on Fraternity Row north of Sunset Hill. Marker is on the Denison University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Granville OH 43023, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Elias Gilman House / The Wee White House (approx. 0.3 miles away); An Early Center of Education / Educating Young Women (approx. 0.3 miles away); Granville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Granville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tan Y Bryn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granville.
Regarding This Fraternity House. The 20th Chapter of ΣΧ was the first fraternity established at Denision.
Also see . . . Sigma Chi. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 8, 2006
2. Sigma Chi Fraternity House, Denison University
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,572 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
