Zeta Psi Fraternity House

The story

Written by AI from this property's National Register nomination and the record above; every sentence is checked against its sources before it appears here. Corrections: privacy@treealive.com

The Zeta Psi Fraternity House is a building at 49 S. College Dr. in Easton, built in 1909-1910. It combines Late 19th and 20th Century Revival styles, drawing on English Restoration, Arts and Crafts/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Period Revival elements.

Why it's listed

It was listed under criteria A and C, with a criteria consideration of B, and carries local-level significance in architecture and social history. Its period of significance runs from 1909 to 1950, reflecting the fraternity house's construction in 1909-1910.

Physical character

The building has a granite foundation and rock-faced granite walls, with rock-faced limestone window sills and granite voussoirs above segmental-arched lintels. The gray slate roof combines gambrel and hip sections with pedimented wall dormers, and a pressed metal cornice tops projecting facade pavilions and chimney stacks. An arcaded sun porch and porte cochere also extend from the building.

Historical context

Zeta Psi organized its Tau Chapter at Lafayette College in 1857, and the Tau Chapter Association incorporated in 1904. Ground was broken in 1909, and the house opened formally in 1910 with a reception and dance. The nomination names William Marsh Michler and James Barnes Baker as architects.