ðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋ kˈɑːlɪdʒ wɛn ðə bˈɪldɪŋ ænd lˈænd wɜː pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hˈʌdəlstənz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, ænd sˈuːn ɡɹˈuː ɪn ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən, ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɪts fˈɜːst bˈoʊt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.
The Laboratory became a department of Armstrong College when the building and land were purchased by the college following Hudleston's death in 1909, and soon grew in reputation, acquiring its first boat in 1911.