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Photographs of the Fred White house at 1305 University Avenue, ca1972-1974. Includes interior shots.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Large 2 1/2 story residence with raised stone foundation, rough textured stucco, half-timbering, brick, and shingled walls. Hipped roof with intersecting gables of varied height. Gabled, slightly projecting, two-story entrance bay with stucco and half-timbering, decorative brackets, paneled and glazed door. Windows are mostly multi-light. Bands of four narrow 9/1 light windows with amber colored glass., On west, flanking chimney are small, round arched, multi- light windows. Bay window on west with colored glass, hipped roof, and wood shingles. Massive brick facade chimney with stone trim, stepped sides, arched panels and clay pots; also painted brick chimney on west. Projecting, gabled, brick bay on facade has large, round arched window and round arched louvered vent. Basement level windows with heavy stone lintels., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This building is significant for its association with the growth and development of fraternities associated with the University of Colorado. It served as the Sigma Chi fraternity house for many years. The house is representative of the Tudor Revival style popular during the early twentieth century and reflected in the gables with stucco and half-timbering, the massive facade chimney, the bands of narrow windows, and the gabled dormers and entrance bay., DATE BUILT: 1903., STYLE: Tudor Revival., ARCHITECT: Gordon White (1928 remodel)., BUILDER/CONTRACTOR: Walter Brockway (1928 remodel)., ORIGINAL OWNER: Fred White.