Lea Laboratory
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| Location | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus, Wake Forest, North Carolina |
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| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1887-1888 |
| Architect | Wilson, John Appleton |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001298[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is located in the Wake Forest Historic District.
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- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1888
- Houses in Wake Forest, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in Wake County, North Carolina
- Wake County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs