Mt. Pleasant School (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) Explained

Mt. Pleasant School
Location:Abiding Way, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.3636°N -78.1244°W
Built:c. 1897
Architecture:Gable-front
Added:September 18, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:08000928

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mt. Pleasant School. April 2008. 2011-06-02 . David L. Taylor. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.