National Register of Historic Places

Lea Laboratory

Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
May 28, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75001298

About this property

Lea Laboratory is a historic laboratory building located on the original campus of Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University) at Wake Forest, North Carolina. It was designed by noted Baltimore architect John Appleton Wilson (1851–1927) and built in 1887–1888. It consists of a two-story pedimented central brick block, three bays wide and seven deep flanked by one-story pedimented brick wings. The building has a blend of Colonial Revival and Victorian design elements. It is the oldest remaining building on the original campus of Wake Forest University, now Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was one of the first chemical laboratories constructed on a Southern college campus. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is located in the Wake Forest Historic District.

Location

Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
35.98139, -78.51148

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Wake Forest Historic District
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Downtown Wake Forest Historic District
Industrial
0.1 mi
South Brick House
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Jones, Dr. Calvin, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
DuBois, W. E. B., School
Industrial
0.7 mi

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When was Lea Laboratory listed on the National Register?

Lea Laboratory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Lea Laboratory?

Lea Laboratory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lea Laboratory?

The period of significance for Lea Laboratory is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1851.

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