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Views of the house at 1135 11th Street. One view shows it as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house ca. 1914 and one as the Delta Tau Delta house ca. 1918.

Views of the house at 1114 12th Street. One photo shows it still under construction as the Delta Tau Delta house, ca. 1902. The other view shows it as the Alpha Chi Omega house in 1910.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Large painted brick building with hipped roof with overhanging eaves. Hipped roof, shingled dormers; two with paired double-hung windows on right, large dormer with band of six double-hung windows on left of facade. Central, gabled, slightly projecting entrance bay with oval window in upper gable end. Central entrance with segmental arched transom and sidelights has blocks of cast stone forming surround and elaborate crown with urns topped by multi-light, Windows. Wing to left of central bay has three French doors topped by large round arched transoms. One-story gabled entrance bay on west has paneled door and transom. Terrace in front of building has red brick piers and concrete base. Painted brick chimney on east., STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This building is associated with the growth and development of fraternities accociated with the University of Colorado. It was built as the chapter house for the Delta Tau Delta fraternity in 1921. The Eclectic style of the house was popular during the early twentieth century in the United States and is reflected in the hipped roof, ornamented entrance, roof dormers, and variety of windows., DATE BUILT: 1921., STYLE: Eclectic., ORIGINAL OWNER: Delta Tau Delta fraternity.