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Calvin Jones House-Wake Forest College birthplace
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Founded in 1823 on a plantation purchased from Dr. Calvin Jones, the "Wake Forest Academy for Boys" was later expanded to include girls. In 1834, the campus was bought by the North Carolina Baptist Convention and named the "Manual Labor Institute."
By 1840, the laying of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Track sparked an enrollment growth leading the school to change its name to "Wake Forest College."
The late 1880s brought the relocation of the railroad station from Forestville to Wake Forest spawning an economic boon that continues today.
Wake Forest College moved to Winston-Salem in 1956, leaving the campus to its current occupants - Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southeastern College at Wake Forest.
In 1956, the Calvin Jones House was donated by the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society and moved to North Main Street in Wake Forest. The new site, which had been the school’s first athletic field, was deeded to the Society by the trustees of Wake Forest College.
Restored to its original appearance, the house was opened in 1979 as a museum and welcomes visitors today.
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