The Richwood Academy, historically known as the Mount Pleasant School, is located at 836 Lambs Road in the Richwood section of the township of Harrison in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1870, the historic schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 2023, for its significance in architecture and education.[4] The building, also known as the Richwood Academy Cultural Center, is used by the Harrison Township Historical Society for lectures and performances.[5]
Mount Pleasant School | |
 Richwood Academy, formerly the Mount Pleasant School | |
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| Location | 836 Lambs Road, Richwood, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′18″N 75°09′41″W / 39.72167°N 75.16139°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| Built by | Thomas S. Sharp and James Fletcher |
| NRHP reference No. | 100009116[1][2] |
| NJRHP No. | 3164[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 2023 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 21, 2023 |
History and description
editThe two-story, two-room schoolhouse was built in 1870 by Thomas S. Sharp and James Fletcher. It is the second one located at this site. The first was a one-room schoolhouse built in 1855.[4] The community has been known by various names, Mount Pleasant by 1850, Five Points in 1869, and Richwood in 1889. It was named by "Fancy Joe" Jackson after a relative, Garwood Richwood Marshall.[6] The building was used as a schoolhouse until 1950, when the township elementary school opened. In 1951, the Richwood Academy Association was formed and they purchased the building.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#100009116)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Weekly List 2023 07 21". National Park Service. July 21, 2023.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Gloucester County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 3.
other names: Five Points School; Richwood School; Richwood Academy
- ^ a b c "Historic Richwood Academy Added to the National and State Registers of Historic Places". Harrison Township, New Jersey. September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Harrison Township Historical Society".
- ^ Boyle, Freddie (November 19, 1960). "Quiet Richwood Once Was Gay". Courier-Post. p. 20.
External links
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