Benjamin B. Leas House
Benjamin B. Leas House | |
The house in September 2014 | |
| Location | US 522, Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′56″N 77°52′18″W / 40.29889°N 77.87167°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1755, 1850 |
| Architect | Benjamin B. Leas |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003401[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1984 |
Benjamin B. Leas House, also known as Shirleysburg Female Seminary, Fort Shirley Site, and "The Rock," is a historic home located at Shirleysburg in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1850, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular red brick building, five-bays wide and measuring 41 feet by 32 feet. It has a rear kitchen / servant's quarters wing. The house is in the Greek Revival style. The house was built on the site of Fort Shirley, originally built in 1755. The house was used for a seminary from 1855 to 1866, as a rest-home for members of the German Baptist Church from 1885 to 1893, then housed the Shirleysburg Female Seminary until about 1903.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ George John Drobnock (June 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Leas, Benjamin B., House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)