Mooresburg School Explained

Mooresburg School
Location:PA 642/45, Mooresburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.9852°N -76.6968°W
Built:1875
Added:December 30, 1987
Refnum:87002208

The Mooresburg School is a one-story building that is located in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania, USA. It was built in 1875 by Liberty Township.

History and architectural features

The Mooresburg One Room School was built in 1875 by Liberty Township near the small village of Mooresburg, and rebuilt by the township in 1891, according to its datestone.

It is a brick, vernacular building measuring thirty-five feet by twenty-eight feet that sits on a fieldstone foundation. Located on the south side of Pennsylvania Route 642 and Pennsylvania Route 45 one half mile east of Mooresburg,[1] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The school continued to educate local children in grades one through eight until 1964 when the building was acquired by the Montour County Historical Society. It is now a museum.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Montour_County/Liberty_Township/Mooresburg_One_Room_School.html Mooresburg one Room School Copy of Nomination Document