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Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°21′49″N 78°7′28″W / 39.36361°N 78.12444°W / 39.36361; -78.12444
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Mt. Pleasant School
Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)
Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)
LocationAbiding Way, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′49″N 78°7′28″W / 39.36361°N 78.12444°W / 39.36361; -78.12444
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1897
Architectural styleGable-front
NRHP reference No.08000928 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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