Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity

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Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity
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Pi chapter house, 2022
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Location101 College Place, Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°2′21.63″N76°7′53.8″W / 43.0393417°N 76.131611°W / 43.0393417; -76.131611
Built1898
ArchitectW. W. Taber
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001124 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985
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Pi chapter house, 1910.
Pi chapter house, c. 2008. Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity 1.jpg
Pi chapter house, c.2008.

The Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity is a building on the Syracuse University campus. [2] It was designed by Wellington W. Taber and built for Psi Upsilon fraternity in 1898. [2] [3] Pi Chapter House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [3]

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Pi Chapter House is architecturally significant for its Neoclassical design and its historic role as "the oldest intact surviving fraternity residence at Syracuse University and for its association with the emergence of fraternal organizations as major components of Syracuse college life at the turn of the 20th century." [4]

The building underwent a $350,000 facade renovation in phases between 2009 and 2013. The crowning touches were completed in September 2014. [2] [5] The renovations were intended to restore the house to its historical architectural integrity. The exterior was painted white, replacing the darker yellow tint enduring since the mid-1970s.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Speach, Amy (14 December 2017). "Psi Upsilon Chapter House Restored to Former Glory - Syracuse.edu". www.syracuse.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. 1 2 "NPGallery Digital Asset Management System: Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity". npgallery.nps.gov. 16 May 1985. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. Harwood, John (April 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-06. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1984 Archived 2011-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Speach, Amy (August 2014). "Syracuse Magazine" (PDF). Syracuse University Magazine. Syracuse, NY. p. 44. Retrieved 2020-01-04.