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The Historic Housing Foundation

What is the HHF?

The Historic Housing Foundation is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit - founded by dedicated Delta Chi Alumni to support the preservation and maintenance of the Minnesota Chapter House - and its place in the Historic Housing District - at the University of Minnesota.

THE HHF PROVIDES SUPPORT & FUNDING FOR:

Preservation Projects

Property Maintenance

Historic District Advocacy

Historic District Resources

Join the HHF

Preserve the Minnesota Chapter House.

The HHF - or the Historic Housing Foundation - is a unique nonprofit whose volunteers support numerous projects - and provide the necessary funding to preserve and maintain the Delta Chi Chapter House at the University of Minnesota.

This historic Fraternity Chapter House has a rich history dating back over 100 years - and is an integral part of the University of Minnesota campus and community. Without donations and support from individuals like you, we could not sustain this essential facility.

Your donations help ensure that future generations of students can experience this historical house's unique charm - while also fostering a sense of community and tradition among its members.

Join us today in preserving this treasured landmark by supporting the HHF.

Leadership
Preservation Project

Brick-By-Brick

Our Brick-By-Brick campaign originally started to repair the damage nearly 100 years of Minnesota weather inflicted upon the bricks of our historic build at 1601 University.

During this first phase over 50 contributors raised over $75,000 to complete a complete revitalization of the historic bricks on 3 sides of the building and the entire chimney.

As substantial as this work was, we did not complete the project. We need to finish the remaining side, rebuild and repair the porch wall, and repair the walls near the sidewalks.

We need to finish the work with your support. Our goal is to raise $60,000 for this work and we are off to a strong start!

Act now and make your contribution to the preservation of a part of Minneapolis and University of Minnesota history!

To recognize and celebrate our donors, we are going to design commemorative bricks that will be placed on site upon completion of the project. 

We are evaluating the cost and feasibility of an option that would use actual etched bricks built into the back of the porch wall as well as an option that would be more of a plaque and mounted inside the building. we

Thank you to our Brick-By-Brick donors listed below with their brick number(s):

Brick by Brick Contributors – By Brick Number

View commemorative bricks in numerical order. Tap a range to see assigned donors and ranges.

1-54: Spangler
55-82: Tuomala
83-101: David Benning
102-108: Okerstrom
109-113: Matt Johnson
114-117: Tarr
118-120: Iyad Alsamsam
121-123: John Vento
124-125: Jay Bottleson
126-127: Zev Radziwill
128-129: Dan Fritz
130-131: Anonymous Parent
132-133: Robert Vollhaber
134-135: David Warford
136: Thomas Sis
138: Dave Kist
139: Steve Magnuson
140: Jerome Johnson
141: Craig Boates
142: Anonymous
143: Tim Bohl
144: Jason Dworshak, Derek Furlong (Flom)
145: Peter Livingston, James Kovarovic
146: Jim Dietz, Joel Rumsch
147: James Babbit, Sean Lalevee
148: John Breeedlove, Gerald Dannheim, Matt Eich
149: Scott Vargo, Brian Johnson, Bill Johnson, Darren Eckberg
150: Doug Gillespie, Chris Kanan, Sean Barrett, Craig Brye, Dave Dahlgren
151: Marc Vatch, Chris Loredo, Mark Self, Colin Werhane, Mathew Blackwood
152: Mathew Jancezewski, Robert Moseley, Jeremy Finneman, Dustin Squire, Trent Novak, Daron Korte, Jon Hadden, Lyle Deepe, Justin Terp, Ryan Hannay
153: James Passman, James Scheible, E. Leslie Young, David Kolander, Clark Cummins, Col Donald P Larson, Josh Slivken, Richard Yurick, Dexter Pehle, Ryan Mallahan
154: Johnny Puntillo, Mark Pirkl, Stephen Desens, Walter Moe, Dennis Marquardt, Dennis Zurbay, Cole Hystead, Jason Weinbeck, Tom Cerrito, Steve Jensen, Mike Spencer, Dan Breyer

Brick by Brick Contributors – Alphabetical (by Last Name)

Browse donors sorted by last name (A–Z). Each entry shows the brick range(s) they supported.

Anonymous: 142
Anonymous Parent: 130-131
James Babbit: 147
Sean Barrett: 150
David Benning: 83-101
Mathew Blackwood: 151
Craig Boates: 141
Tim Bohl: 143
Jay Bottleson: 124-125
John Breeedlove: 148
Dan Breyer: 154
Craig Brye: 150
Jon Hadden: 152
Ryan Hannay: 152
Cole Hystead: 154
Mathew Jancezewski: 152
Bill Johnson: 149
Brian Johnson: 149
Jerome Johnson: 140
Matt Johnson: 109-113
Chris Kanan: 150
Dave Kist: 138
Daron Korte: 152
James Kovarovic: 145
Col Donald P Larson: 153
Peter Livingston: 145
Chris Loredo: 151
Steve Magnuson: 139
Ryan Mallahan: 153
Dennis Marquardt: 154
Robert Moseley: 152
Trent Novak: 152
Okerstrom: 102-108
Johnny Puntillo: 154
James Passman: 153
Dexter Pehle: 153
Mark Pirkl: 154
Richard Yurick: 153
Robert Vollhaber: 132-133
Scott Vargo: 149
Marc Vatch: 151
John Vento: 121-123
Jason Weinbeck: 154
Colin Werhane: 151
E. Leslie Young: 153
Zev Radziwill: 126-127
Dennis Zurbay: 154
Spangler: 1-54
Stephen Desens: 154
Steve Jensen: 154
Thomas Sis: 136
Tarr: 114-117
Tim Bohl: 143
Tom Cerrito: 154
Tuomala: 55-82
Walter Moe: 154
Mark Self: 151
Jeremy Finneman: 152
Dustin Squire: 152
Justin Terp: 152
Lyle Deepe: 152
Josh Slivken: 153
James Scheible: 153
Mike Spencer: 154
Sean Lalevee: 147
Sean Barrett: 150
Darren Eckberg: 149
Doug Gillespie: 150
David Warford: 134-135
David Kolander: 153
Dave Dahlgren: 150
Dave Kist: 138
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