Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	310 Tallawanda Road, Oxford, Ohio, US
Coordinates	39°30′51″N84°44′06″W / 39.5143°N 84.7350°W / 39.5143; -84.7350
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938
Architect	Russell S. Potter
Architectural style	Tudor Revival architecture
NRHP reference No.	05000022 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 8, 2005

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University, also known as Sulgrave Manor, is an historic building in Oxford, Ohio. It was built as a chapter house for the Ohio Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in 1937 and 1938. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

History

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a collegiate social fraternity that was established at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. ^[2] Its Ohio Tau chapter was chartered at the University of Miami in Oxford, Ohio on October 4, 1919. ^{[2] [3]}

Ohio Tau built its chapter house at 310 Tallawanda Road in 1937 and 1938. ^[3] The cornerstone during homecoming on November 9, 1937. ^[4] The house was completed in the spring of 1938 and cost $60,000. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It was dedicated during homecoming on November 5, 1938. ^[7] The chapters calls the house Sulgrave Manor, after the English house it was modeled after. ^[8]

It was listed in the National Register on February 8, 2005 as Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University. ^{[9] [8]}

Architecture

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter House of Miami University was designed by architect Russell S. Potter. It was modeled after Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of George Washington in Oxford, England. ^{[6] [8]} The brick and stone house is in Tudor revival style with an asymmetrical facade. ^{[8] [10]} Its entrance includes a stone arch and pillars surrounding a double wooden doors. ^[10] The house has a hip roof with dormer. ^[10]

The house was renovated in 1965 and 1995, including the addition of an addition in the northwest corner. ^[10]

See also

• North American fraternity and sorority housing

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 12th edition . Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1930. pp. 190-193. via Hathi Trust.
3. "Sigma Alpha Epsilon". Miami University Interfraternity Council. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
4. "Work to be Pushed on S. A. E. House". The Journal News. November 9, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2025– via Hamilton, Ohio.
5. "New Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Nearly Finished". The Miami Student . Vol. 061, no. 27. January 11, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 23, 2018– via Miami University Digital Collection.
6. "Work Nears Completion". Dayton Daily News. January 14, 1938. p. 19. Retrieved July 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dedication Day Set for New Frat Home". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 21, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Dickey, Emily (March 21, 2005). "Frat House Added to National Register". The Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "SAE house granted historical status". The Miami Student . Vol. 129, no. 40. March 8, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
10. Maraschiello, Chris (July 21, 1999). "Ohio Historic Inventory: SAE Chapter House of Miami University" (PDF). Lane Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2025.