Is your house on the National Register of Historic Places or your state list?

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Is your house on the National Register of Historic Places or your state list? This article gives a little background on the process.


Fraternity house added to National Register/3-21
SULGRAVE MANOR, BUILT IN OXFORD IN 1532, NAMED FOR ENGLISHMAN, By Emily Dickey, Cox News Service (Subscription only)

OXFORD — The Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house at Miami University has been listed on The National Register of Historic Places, one of the few fraternity houses in the nation to receive this honor. The SAE house, Sulgrave Manor, was modeled and named after the ancestral home of George Washington in Oxford, England built in 1532. Designed by Russell S. Potter and constructed by Albert Nippert, the SAE replica was finished in 1938 and stands at 310 Tallawanda Road.

The National Park Service acknowledges historic places on the register because of their architectural and historical significance interpreting United States heritage.

“It has been a dream of mine to put the SAE house on the National Register,” said Jack Howard, an SAE and 1956 graduate of Miami.

Howard and other SAE alumni of Miami began researching the history of the house in 2001. “The house is an excellent example of the Tudor revival style of architecture,” said historic preservation consultant Beth Sullenbarger, who was hired by Howard to research the house. “It is one of the few houses in the area built in this style.” After Sullenbarger and other members of the SAE housing corporation finished research, they submitted a statement of significance to the Ohio Historic Preservation Advisory Board. The 17-member board evaluates the significance of historic buildings and sends nominations to the National Park Agency for final review.

“It is such a nice recognition for such a unique building,” said John Vonder Haar, the chapter’s adviser. The listing for the SAE house occurred Feb. 8.

Once a property is listed on the National Register, exterior changes cannot be made.

“It is a great honor for SAE and the chapter at Miami for doing such a wonderful job maintaining the house,” Sullenbarger said.

“Being on the register will help preserve the building for now and the future,” Vonder Haar added.

The SAE house is one of 17 properties in Oxford listed on the National Register.