Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House (Lincoln, Nebraska)
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Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House | |
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| Location | 1545 R Street Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′56″N 96°41′59″W / 40.81556°N 96.69972°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Olsson Construction |
| Architect | Martin I. Aitken |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001183[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1986 |
The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House is a historic house on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Art Deco-style house was built for the university's chapter of Phi Delta Theta. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Nebraska Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity was founded in 1875 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.[2] It was the first fraternity at the university.[3] However, it was inactive from 1876 to 1883 due to an anti-fraternity movement on campus.[2]
The fraternity built a new chapter house on 1545 R Street in 1937, south of the university's campus.[4][5][6] The house cost $55,000 ($1,261,396 in 2024) to build.[7] The fraternity moved into its new house in September 1937.[7] It was the fourth house occupied by the fraternity.[3]
The Lincoln City Council designated the house a Lincoln Landmark in September 1985.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1986, as the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House.[8]
