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Phi Kappa Sigma House (1906-1923)
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In 1904 the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania purchased a lot at 47 South College Street from Merkel Landis, Esq., class of 1896, at a cost of $1,200.
Construction began according to the designs of M. I. Kast of Harrisburg in 1906, and in January 1907 the $4,000 building was completely finished. It consisted of three stories, the façade being composed of brown stone on the first floor with the other two bearing shingles under a slate roof. The first floor housed the social space, the second floor was the dormitory area, and the third floor provided a meeting room for the fraternity.
By 1923 the house had become too crowded, and so the fraternity purchased the former home of John Lindner on North College Street.
Date of Post:
2005