Delta Tau Delta Founders House

Delta Tau Delta Founders House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Delta Tau Delta Founders House, April 2011
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Location	211 Main St., Bethany, WV
Coordinates	40°12′19″N 80°33′27″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1858
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Other, Provincial Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	79002571 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 29, 1979

Delta Tau Delta Founders House is a historic home associated with Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It was built in the early 1850s, and is a two-story, five-bay Greek Revival-style dwelling. It is L-shaped and constructed of brick on a limestone foundation. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity was founded here in 1858–1859.[2]

See also

• North American fraternity and sorority housing

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delta Tau Delta Founders House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.