Lyrecrest is the national headquarters facility of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, located on the northern outskirts of Evansville, Indiana. The facility’s address is 10600 Old State Road, which coincidentally corresponds to October 6, 1900 (the date on which the Fraternity became a national organization). The property was acquired in 1970 at a purchase price of $51,250. The property is bordered to the north by a horse farm, to the east and south by a residential area, and to the west by Clearcrest Pines Golf Course. Several miles to the north is Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds. Less than four miles from the Evansville Regional Airport, Lyrecrest is just over three hours from Indianapolis and two and a half hours from St. Louis by car.
For many years, the Fraternity's headquarters had simply been wherever the National Secretary-Treasurer lived. In 1967, upon the death of then National Secretary-Treasurer Price Doyle, the headquarters moved from Murray, Kentucky to Evansville. Initially, the Fraternity occupied office facilities in downtown Evansville, in anticipation of a Fraternity-supported American Music Museum that never materialized.
Read more about Lyrecrest: The Road To Evansville: Boston, Chicago, Murray, Name, Introduction To Facilities, History, Residents, Staff Members