Delta Tau Delta Founders House
Delta Tau Delta Founders House | |
Delta Tau Delta Founders House, April 2011 | |
| Location | 211 Main St., Bethany, WV |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′19″N 80°33′27″W / 40.20528°N 80.55750°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Other, Provincial Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002571 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Delta Tau Delta Founders House is a historic home associated with Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
It was built in the early 1850s, and is a two-story, five-bay Greek Revival-style dwelling. It is L-shaped and constructed of brick on a limestone foundation. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity was founded here in 1858–1859.[2]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delta Tau Delta Founders House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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