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English: Originally built in 1903 to serve as the chapter house for the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (DKE), this historic building today is home to the Office of Alumni Relations and hosts many faculty and alumni events. The Center also includes a full-service restaurant and also offers in-house event catering and take out services. Prior to the DKE fraternity’s move to Comstock Avenue in 1973, this building was the oldest fraternity house on SU campus and served as temporary living quarters for GIs during World War II.

The building was originally constructed by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (DKE) to serve as a chapter house in 1903. At the time of its opening, DKE fraternity brothers described the house as “the newest and finest chapter house at Syracuse.” The house included an impressive three-store facade of red Akron brick with bay windows, sills, and trimmings of pure white Vermont marble, stained glass windows, rich oak interiors, paneled walls, and beamed ceilings.

SU bought the house after the DKE fraternity moved out in January of 1974. SU remodeled the building to include accommodations for meetings, lunches, and casual relaxation. The building was reopened as the new Faculty Center in September of 1974. The building was temporarily closed in 1996 to undergo major renovations, including modernizing the interior to bring it up to current building codes, expanding the facility to become the new home of the Office of Alumni Relations, and adding a brick patio for the front porch. The building was rededicated to Alfred R. and Ann Lubin Goldstein, Class of 1948, and reopened in 1997 as the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center.

Constructed: 1903 Architects: Edwin H. Gaggin, Class of 1892, and T. Walker Gaggin, Class of 1895 Style: Modified Federal Materials: Red Akron brick; trim, sill courses, and bay window of white Vermont marble; foundation of Onondaga limestone Space: Central hall wainscoted in dark oak, with oak beam ceiling Location: 401 University Place; formerly faced Walnut Avenue until Bird Library's construction cut off part of Walnut Ave. caused change in building access

Purchased by University: January 1974 Cost: $100,000 Faculty Center Opened: November 4, 1974

Groundbreaking for Addition: June 1, 1996 Addition Space: 5,700 square feet Architects for Addition and Building Renovations: Alfiere-McIndoe Architectural Services, Inc., Syracuse Cost of Addition and Renovations: $2,103,988

Dedicated as Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center: October 31, 1997 Named For: Alfred R. and Ann Lubin Goldstein, Class of 1948

Notes: Built by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity as a chapter house, the house was opened for the first time at the annual banquet of the Central New York Association of Delta Kappa Epsilon on June 9, 1903. In 1974 Syracuse University bought the house when the chapter moved to Comstock Avenue. After remodeling, the new Faculty Center opened with accommodations for meetings, lunch or informal relaxation.

In spring of 1996 plans for the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center were announced. The center ceased operations in December 1996 and reopened in August 1997 as a renovated and expanded facility including the new home of the Office of Alumni Relations. The modernized interior brought the building up to current codes while preserving the building's original character. Renovations included a brick patio to enhance the front porch.

In 2022, the building became a visitors’ center where the Office of Admissions resides.