Mooresburg School

Mooresburg School
Location PA 642/45, Mooresburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°59′07″N 76°41′48″W / 40.9852°N 76.6968°W / 40.9852; -76.6968Coordinates: 40°59′07″N 76°41′48″W / 40.9852°N 76.6968°W / 40.9852; -76.6968
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1875
NRHP Reference # 87002208[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1987

The Mooresburg School is a one story building in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania, USA, that was constructed in 1875 and rebuilt in 1891. It is a brick vernacular building measuring thirty-five feet by twenty-eight feet on a fieldstone foundation and is located on the south side of Pennsylvania Route 642 and Pennsylvania Route 45 one half mile east of Mooresburg.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

History

The Mooresburg One Room School was constructed in 1875 by Liberty Township near the small village of Mooresburg. In 1891, the Mooresburg School was "rebuilt" by Liberty Township, as indicated on a datestone. It is not known how the school was rebuilt. Mooresburg One Room School remained opened and continued to educate local children in grades one through eight until 1964 when it was acquired by the Montour County Historical Society. It is now a museum.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Mooresburg one Room School Copy of Nomination Document, l.
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