Old Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (Eugene, Oregon)


Old Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Old ATO fraternity house, 2013
Location	1143 Oak Street Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates	44°02′50″N 123°05′28″W / 44.047244°N 123.091026°W / 44.047244; -123.091026
Built	1910
Built by	George Lill
Architectural style	American Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	83002158
Added to NRHP	September 1, 1983

The Old Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House is a historic residential structure in Eugene, Oregon. The 2.5-story building in the craftsman style completed in 1910. It was used by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the University of Oregon from 1910 to 1922. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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History

Blacksmith George Lill was the original owner and builder of the house at 1143 Oak Street in 1910.^[1] .Alpha Tau Omega fraternity acquired the structure in 1910.^[1] It was the fourth fraternity to open at the University of Oregon. The fraternity occupied the house until 1922 when it constructed a new chapter house that was to the university.^[2]^[1]

Sue Dorris and Allie M. Smith converted the houses into apartments between 1922 and 1925.^[1] An antique store opened on its first floor in 1978.^[1] In 1978, its use was discontinued because of code violations and its illegal conversion into a retail store.^[1]

Architecture

The Old Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House is a 2.5-story building in the craftsman style.^[1] The wood-frame, hip roof building was constructed in 1910 by Eugene blacksmith George Lill and features seven varieties of decorative cement blocks applied to the exterior surface.^[1] Lill manufactured the blocks himself by a process meant to simulate fine ashlar stone masonry.^[1]

The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NRHP Nomination Form: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (Old)". National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
^ "New Houses for Several Fraternities". Oregon Emerald. Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon. September 24, 1910. p. 2.

External links

Alpha Tau Omega official site

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