Pleasant Grove School (Mt. Joy Township, Pennsylvania)

The Pleasant Grove School, also known as Mud College, is a historic one-room school building located at Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1869, and is a one-story gable-front brick building. Also on the property is one contributing outhouse, built in 1951. The school closed in 1949, and is owned by the township and operated as a living history museum.[2]

Pleasant Grove School
Pleasant Grove School, June 2013
Pleasant Grove School (Mt. Joy Township, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Pleasant Grove School (Mt. Joy Township, Pennsylvania)
Location4084 Baltimore Pike, Mount Joy Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°45′51″N 77°08′16″W / 39.76417°N 77.13778°W / 39.76417; -77.13778
Arealess than one acre
MPSEducational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.12000603[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Elsie D. Morey (December 2011). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Pleasant Grove School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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