{"nrhp_refnum":"89001108","name":"Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House","other_names":["Sigma Rho Chapter of Beta Theta Pi"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"202 E. Daniel St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Champaign","county":"Champaign County","state":"IL","lat":40.107979553000064,"lon":-88.23578577499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Neo-Classical Revival fraternity house at 202 East Daniel Street in Champaign, Illinois, built in 1912 of red face brick with white wood trim. It was designed by Frederick J. Klein and built by A.W. Stoolman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the earliest surviving buildings reflecting the Greek Letter Society movement, which shaped higher education on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus (Criterion A). It is also a typical example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture (Criterion C). Integrity has been kept despite sympathetic additions and code-driven changes.","narrative":"Fraternity members of Sigma Rho chapter of Beta Theta Pi occupy this three-story brick house at 202 East Daniel Street in Champaign, completed in 1912 on the former fairgrounds west of the University of Illinois campus. Frederick J. Klein of Peoria won a design competition with a neoclassical plan, and Champaign contractor A.W. Stoolman built it. A two-story entry porch with four Tuscan columns dominates the facade, and the interior features oak paneling, beams and a curving staircase. When occupied it was the largest fraternity house on campus, valued at $40,000, and it helped define the early fraternity district. A third floor over the west bay was added in 1928, a rear wing in 1931, and a kitchen extension in the 1960s. The house is recognized for its role in campus Greek life and as a representative example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture, with a significance period running from 1912 to 1939.","period_of_significance":"1912-1939","architect_builder":"Klein, Frederick J.; Stoolman, Almon W.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival (Neo-Classical Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as education-related housing; the kitchen was extended in the 1960s and some windows were replaced to meet safety regulations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.612715-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/8907/28890757/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/89001108.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001108/b2067e4a08-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001108/b2067e4a08-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beta_Theta_Pi_uiuc.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beta_Theta_Pi_uiuc.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890757","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Theta_Pi_Fraternity_House_(Champaign,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20710633"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/champaign-county/beta-theta-pi-fraternity-house-89001108/"}