Sphinx (senior society)

This article is about the Dartmouth College society. For the University of Pennsylvania society, see Sphinx Senior Society.

Sphinx
Founded1885 (1885)
Dartmouth College
TypeSecret
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisSeniors
ScopeLocal
Chapters1
HeadquartersEast Wheelock Street
Hanover, New Hampshire
United States
Sphinx Tomb
LocationHanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, US
Built1903
ArchitectWilliam M. Butterfield
Architectural styleExotic Revival and Egyptian Revival
NRHP reference No.05000173
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 2005

The Sphinx is a collegiate senior society for male students at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1885, it was the first senior society established at the college. The society is known for the Sphinx Tomb, its Egyptian Revival style building designed by architect William M. Butterfield in 1903. The Sphinx Tomb was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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