Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House (Columbia, Missouri)

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in January 2014
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Location	24 E. Stewart Road, Columbia, Missouri, US
Coordinates	38°56′47″N92°20′12″W / 38.94639°N 92.33667°W / 38.94639; -92.33667
Area	6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Built	1929 (1929)
Architect	Fred Wallace
Architectural style	Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	14000870 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 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.

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+1⁄2-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]

See also

• North American fraternity and sorority housing

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/20/14 through 10/24/14. National Park Service. October 31, 2014.
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 September 1, 2016.