Alpha House
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N 42° 20.893 W 083° 03.211
17T E 330859 N 4690481
Located on the northwest side at 293 Eliot Street, between Brush Street and John R Road. The address is correct, but the marker is not there. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM139A
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2007
Views: 26
Built about 1918, this Neo-Classical-style structure houses Gamma Lambda Chapter, third graduate chapter of the first black national Greek letter fraternity in the United States: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Founded in 1906 at Cornell University, the fraternity's aims are manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind. This local chapter, established in 1919, served as a focal point for black social, cultural, educational and community service activities in an era when there were few other outlets. The chapter continues civic and cultural work and involvement in nonprofit business enterprises that benefit the metropolitan Detroit community. Martin Luther King, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois and Edward "Duke" Ellington, among others, are national members who have achieved prominence.
Historical Name: Martin Luther King, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois and Edward "Duke" Ellington
Description:
More recent members include Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #0549
Historical Date: Not listed
website: Not listed
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