Pleasant Grove School (Pleasant Grove, Utah)

Pleasant Grove School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	65 South 100 East, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Coordinates	40°21′46.8″N 111°44′18.5″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1861
Architect	Greenhalgh, Henry
NRHP reference No.	80003978[1]
Added to NRHP	February 20, 1980

The Pleasant Grove School, also known as the Old Bell School, at 65 South 100 East in Pleasant Grove, Utah was built in 1861. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

It was designed by English-born Henry Greenhalgh with an arched ceiling that provided good acoustics, and was built by mason William H. Adams, Sr., and carpenter William Paul.^[2]

After lower grades had moved out, the building served as an early home for Pleasant Grove High School. It was later used by the city government for a variety of civic purposes, including a library. In 1940, part of the building was leased to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for a museum.^[3][4] In September 1946, the old school structure and its newly developed park grounds were officially dedicated as a permanent pioneer memorial building and park.^[5][6]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. A. Kent Powell (August 24, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Grove School / "Old Bell School"". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1979
3. "Work Goes Forward on $13,700 Project To Memodel [sic] Old, Historic City Hall, Soon To Be Vacated By City Offices". Pleasant Grove Review. March 15, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
4. "Pioneer Relics Are Moved To Historic Old Building; Public Exhibits Planned". Pleasant Gove Review. June 21, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
5. Varney, Mary C. (July 21, 1946). "New Pleasant Grove Project Centers On Relic Hall, Cabin". The Sunday Herald. Provo, Utah. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
6. "Landmark Becomes Utah Pioneer Shrine: Pleasant Grove Schedules Pioneer Hall Dedication". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 8, 1946. p. A11. Retrieved December 15, 2024.