Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House (Columbia, Missouri)

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Building
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The building in January 2014
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Location24 E. Stewart Road, Columbia, Missouri, US
Coordinates 38°56′47″N92°20′12″W / 38.94639°N 92.33667°W / 38.94639; -92.33667
Area6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
Architect Fred Wallace
Architectural styleNeo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 14000870 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 2014

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Building is a historic Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house located near the University of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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History

The structure was built c.1908 to house the Welch Military Academy. The building took its present form in 1929 under the direction of architect Fred Wallace of Marchall and Brown. Wallace attended the University of Missouri for two years and joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

It was restored between 1965 and 1966 after a fire. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

Architecture

It is a 2+12-story Neo-Classical Revival style brick building with a "T"-plan. Its front facade features a central pedimented portico with six two-story stone Ionic order columns. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/20/14 through 10/24/14. National Park Service. 2014-10-31.
  2. Debbie Sheals and Andrea Herries (June 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.