St. Augustine’s University Lyman Building, built 1886

Photo: Lyman Bldg. at St Augustines 1890
Lyman Building, St. Augustine’s University (Built 1886).

St. Augustine’s University erected this large, four-story brick building in the center of its campus in 1886.

It held a chapel, classrooms, and a men’s dormitory. The building was later named for Episcopal Bishop Theodore Benedict Lyman of North Carolina.

Lyman Building was extended to the east with a large addition around 1900. The structure continued in use by St. Augustine’s for various purposes until its demolition in the 1960s.

Photo source: N_80_2_25 - From the General Negatives Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.