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Benjamin B. Leas House
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| Location: | US 522, Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built: | 1755, 1850 |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 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 resthome 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]
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