Wake Forest Historical Museum
About
The Wake Forest Historical Museum keeps the history of the town and of Wake Forest College, on North Main Street. Permanent and rotating exhibits fill the main building, and the historic Dr. Calvin Jones House stands on the same grounds.
The land itself is part of the story. The Baptist Association opened the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute here in 1834, and it was rechartered as Wake Forest College in 1840. The museum is run by the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society and hosts community events through the year.
What to know
- The National Endowment for the Humanities funded a new interpretive plan in March 2024.
- That plan covers the Dr. Calvin Jones House and is being built as a public digital document.
- Work on it began with research and stakeholder input and runs into 2026.
- Implementation of the plan is set to begin in the summer of 2026.
- Annual events include the Art in the Gardens tour and Herbfest.
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