Delta Tau Delta Founders House

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Delta Tau Delta Founders House
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Delta Tau Delta Founders House, April 2011
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Location211 Main St., Bethany, WV
Coordinates 40°12′19″N80°33′27″W / 40.20528°N 80.55750°W / 40.20528; -80.55750
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1858
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Other, Provincial Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79002571 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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 2011-07-23.