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| 1956 |
Constructed as Loulie Estill Society House [1]
Unit A (A-3) Tex-41-CH-31 [1,2] |
| Apr. 25, 1959 |
Gamma Rho chapter founded |
| 1959 |
Renamed Kappa Delta House |
| 1995 |
Gamma Rho chapter disbands |
| c.1995 |
Renamed Houston House |
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Houston House is one of the eight small houses on Sorority Hill, located north of 17th Street and between Avenues I and J.
The building originally housed members of the Loulie Estill Society, a literary group that began in 1939. The literary society existed until 1959 when the members became the charter members of the Gamma Rho chapter of Kappa Delta.
When the chapter later dissolved, the house was renamed to honor Margaret Houston, making it the second small house to carry her name. |
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An aerial photograph from the early 1900s reveals how close the city of Huntsville sat next to Sam Houston Normal Institute. |
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Signage out front the building. |
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Looking up at Sorority Hill from Avenue J one can barely make out where the Greek letters Kappa and Delta were once fastened and/or painted on the western face of the building. |
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Sources:
Kappa Delta National Headquarters
[1] Minutes from the Board of Regents; February 28, 1958
[2] SHSC Revenue Bond Buildings (c.1965) |
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