Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)

Mt. Pleasant School
Location Abiding Way, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°21′49″N 78°7′28″W / 39.36361°N 78.12444°W / 39.36361; -78.12444Coordinates: 39°21′49″N 78°7′28″W / 39.36361°N 78.12444°W / 39.36361; -78.12444
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1897
Architectural style Gable-front
NRHP Reference #

08000928

[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 2008

Mt. Pleasant School, now known as Mt. Olive Methodist Church, is a historic one-room school building located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1897 and is a one story, gable roofed vernacular building. It measures approximately 24 feet wide and 39 feet deep. The exterior is finished in native random ashlar limestone. It is built into the slope of the hillside, and features a raised front porch. The school was built for African American children. It ceased use as a school in 1939 and began use as a church in 1942.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David L. Taylor, (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mt. Pleasant School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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