Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House (Champaign, Illinois)

The Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House is a historic fraternity house located at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Champaign, Illinois. Built in 1912, the building served as a house for the university's Sigma Rho chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which was established in 1902. The house, along with the Kappa Sigma Fraternity House, established a new fraternity district to the west of the university campus. Architect Frederick J. Klein of Peoria designed the Classical Revival building. The three-story house has a two-story front porch supported by four Tuscan columns and four pilasters and topped by a balcony. The house was used by Beta Theta Pi until 2017. The chapter was disbanded in 2018, with plans to put the house up for sale [2][3]

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House
Location202 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates40°6′29″N 88°14′9″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSFraternity and Sorority Houses at the Urbana--Champaign Campus of the University of Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.89001108[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1989

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1989.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. (PDF) http://www.illinoisbetas.org/sites/default/files/ResponsetoSigmaRhoAnnouncement.pdf. Retrieved 2019-07-28. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Bastyr, Linda; Blair, Lachlan F. (May 9, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved June 28, 2015.


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