Greek Row a place of history
■ Buildings earn a spot
on the National Register of
Historic Places.
By Jessica Fargen
Staff Reporter
After more than a year’s work,
UNL’s Greek Row has been listed in
the National Register of Historic
Places this summer, with help from a
former fraternity member.
The National Park Service select
ed houses on Greek Row because its
architecture is well-maintained and of
high quality and because the houses
have educational significance, said
Greg Mathis, a University of
Nebraska-Lincoln student who helped
with the final proposal to register
Greek Row.
The National Registry of Historic
Places is the nation’s inventory of
properties deemed worthy of preserva
tion. It identifies, evaluates and pro
tects the nation’s historic and archeo
logical resources.
Mathis, who also works at the
Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning
Department, said the character of
Greek Row made it a good candidate
for the register.
“Greek Row tells the story of a cer
tain body of students in a system, and
the row is their legacy,” Mathis said.
The Greek Row Historic District
consists of 35 buildings - mostly
sororities and fraternities - along R
Street from 14th to 17th streets and
along 16th Street from R to Vine
streets.
Greek Row has made a significant
contribution to “the patterns of educa
tion history,” Mathis said.
Between 1917 and 1920, Mathis
said, the number of UNL students dou
bled, and the university had little hous
ing and no budget for more.
So, the greek houses became pop
ular places for students offering a
“home away from home and a family
style of living,” he said.
The unique architecture of UNL’s
greek houses developed from compe
tition, he said. As more houses were
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built, fraternities and sororities tried to
outdo each other, Mathis said. As soon
as one house was built, Mathis said,
another one would be built more elab
orately or added on to, which made a
statement to other houses.
Most of the houses in the district
were built between 1917 and 1925. To
be eligible for the register, buildings
must be at least 50 years old, said Bill
Callahan, National Historic Register
coordinator in Lincoln.
If buildings are not older than 50,
which is the case for Delta Tau Delta
fraternity and the Lutheran Student
Center and Chapel, then they are still
included in the district, but considered
non-contributing buildings. Callahan
said non-contributing buildings also
could be disqualified from the register
if inappropriate additions have been
made.
“Each building itself could not be
registered alone, but it is the area as a
whole that has a history,” he said.
The district that covers Greek Row
is not marked yet, Callahan said,
because it is not the National Park
Service’s responsibility. If the city of
Lincoln, the university^ an individ
ual greek house wants to mark the
area, the National Park Service will
provide the necessary information.
The idea to have Greek Row regis
tered came from former UNL student
and member of Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity, Justin Van Mullem.
Van Mullem, who now lives in
^amomia, mougni me area was wor
thy of historical recognition, Mathis
said, and so the project became Van
Mullem’s master’s thesis for commu
nity and regional planning. Van
Mullem had his proposal approved by
the National Park Service and then by
the National Registry.
Mary Ann Holland, office manag
er at UNL Greek Affairs, said having
the Greek Row registered would
ensure that it will always be kept
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BRIAN RATKOVEC, a freshman advertising major, snags a tossed football
Wednesday afternoon in front of the Phi Kappa Psi house on 1548 S St. The
house is one of 35 buildings on Greek Row to be listed in the National
Register of Historic Places.
Greek Affairs had almost no part
in planning, approving or researching
Greek Row for Van Mullem’s propos
al, Holland said.
Greek students were concerned
when thfey first were told of the pro
posal, Holland said, because they
thought they would not be able to ren
ovate and remodel their houses.
But as long as the historical and
architectural significance is not
destroyed, residents may renovate the
buildings, Mathis said.
Molly Strom, president of Alpha
Xi Delta Sorority, said she was proud
and excited for her house to be a part
of the Greek Row Historic District.
“All the houses are quality inside
and out, and that speaks more for the
architects of the houses. I feel lucky
that way,” Strom said.
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