National Register of Historic Places

Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Listed
May 15, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001124

About this property

The Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity is a building on the Syracuse University campus. It was designed by Wellington W. Taber and built for Psi Upsilon fraternity in 1898. Pi Chapter House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Pi Chapter House is architecturally significant for its Neoclassical design and its historic role as "the oldest intact surviving fraternity residence at Syracuse University and for its association with the emergence of fraternal organizations as major components of Syracuse college life at the turn of the 20th century." The building underwent a $350,000 facade renovation in phases between 2009 and September 2014. The renovations were intended to restore the house to its historical architectural integrity. The exterior was painted white, replacing the darker yellow tint enduring since the mid-1970s. The Pi chapter of Psi Upsilon was established at Syracuse University in 1875, but was operating before that when SU was known as Genesee College, under the name Upsilon Kappa. Upsilon Kappa was a secret society that disbanded after every chapter meeting, in an effort to preserve secrecy without members lying to outsiders about their participation.

Location

101 College Pl.
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
43.03941, -76.13126

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Sources

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When was Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity listed on the National Register?

Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1985.

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Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity is recorded as the industrial era.

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