Leaksville-Spray Institute

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Leaksville-Spray Institute
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Location609 College St., Eden, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°29′35″N79°45′34″W / 36.49306°N 79.75944°W / 36.49306; -79.75944 Coordinates: 36°29′35″N79°45′34″W / 36.49306°N 79.75944°W / 36.49306; -79.75944
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1901 (1901)-1905, 1930
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 89000179 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1989

Leaksville-Spray Institute, also known as Leaksville-Spray Academy and Leaksville-Spray Intermediate School, was a historic school complex located at Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The complex consisted of the Administration Building, the Girls Home, both finished by 1905, and the classroom and auditorium building constructed in 1930. They were large two-story, Colonial Revival style brick buildings, with the Girls Home having some Queen Anne style design elements. The classroom and auditorium building connected the two other buildings. [2] It has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Linda Harris Emisten (September 1988). "Leaksville-Spray Institute" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.