The Kappa Delta Sorority House at Washington State University

The Kappa Delta Sorority House at Washington State University provides chapter housing for the collegiate women attending Washington State University who are members of the Kappa Delta sorority. The house is located in Pullman, Washington just off of Washington State University's campus.
History
The Sigma Tau chapter of the Kappa Delta sorority was founded at Washington State University (WSU) on April 14, 1923. Originally, the collegiate women of Kappa Delta lived on Howard St. from 1925-1927, and then moved to a house in the current location on the corner of Ruby St. and Colorado St., in 1927. The property consisted of three lots and was remodeled to accommodate 25 girls. In 1935, the current house was built on the same lot specifically for the purpose of housing the women of Kappa Delta. This house accommodated 34 girls.

Location
The house is located at 805 NE Ruby St. on the corner of Colorado and Ruby Streets. It is located on Washington State Universities’ Greek Row, just south of the College Hill neighborhood which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Landscape
The landscape surrounding the house has greatly changed over the years. When the house was first built there were a few trees and a small hedge surrounding the front lawn of the house. Today, the hedge no longer exists and there are no longer small trees on the lawn but instead large maple trees on the sidewalk surrounding the lawn. Recently, the large maple tree on the corner was cut down, making the house more visible from the street. The large lawn and lack of trees creates an openness around the house.
Design
The current house was contracted by Howard S. Wright & Co. of Seattle, the same company that contracted the Space Needle. White & Price of Spokane were the architects along with Ralph Copes and Stanley Smith, the head of the architecture department at Washington State University from 1924-1947. The house was completed in December 1935, costing $50,000. It was designed in a French Eclectic Style with a light colored brick. The house was renovated in 1959 to accommodate more women. The renovation included an addition of a three-story wing on the left side of the house costing $80,000. The renovation was done by Warner & Brown Inc. of Spokane.

Today
Today, the house still stands in its original location and continues to house the collegiate women of the Kappa Delta sorority at Washington State University. Fifty-eight to sixty women can live in the house at one time. There are seventeen rooms in the house and three bathrooms. The house consists of a formal with a nook, a large foyer, a dining room, a kitchen with a kitchenette, a guest room with a bathroom, a TV room, laundry room, and a sleeping porch. There is also an apartment style room for the housemother.

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