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Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity
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National Register of Historic Places

Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Also known as Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building

On the National Register since 200917 years
Richardsonian RomanesqueListed 2009Middletown
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About Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, at 242 High St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 4, 2009. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian Romanesque, as it does for 20 other Connecticut listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States historic place. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 114 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

242 High St., Middletown · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon FraternityStart here
  2. 2The Eclectic HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Coite-Hubbard HouseItalianate · next door
  4. 4Richard IV Alsop HouseClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Edward Augustus Russell HouseGreek Revival · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOld Middletown High SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDBroad Street Historic DistrictColonial0.2 mi★Samuel Wadsworth Russell HouseGreek temple0.2 miDMiddletown South Green Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 miDMetro South Historic DistrictVernacular0.3 miDWashington Street Historic DistrictVernacular Italianate0.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBYMCA of Northern Middlesex CountyBuilding0.4 miBChurch of the Holy Trinity and RectoryGothic Revival0.4 miBSaint Luke's Home for Destitute and Aged WomenLate Victorian Institutional0.4 miBMiddletown Alms HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilliams, Captain Benjamin HouseLate Georgian0.5 miDMain Street Historic DistrictClassical0.5 mi
More like it

Richardsonian Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Richardsonian Romanesque.

Old Middletown High School0.2 mi away
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church10.1 mi away
Apartment at 49-51 Spring Street14.8 mi away

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Questions about Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Is Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 4, 2009 (Register number 09000870).

Is Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Connecticut has 64 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Richard IV Alsop House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 114 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132355209 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.