Mt. Pleasant City Schools

Mt Pleasant's first school (1864), was a rented building on S. Main St. rented from John Kinney, while a new school building was being built. In September 1865, the new school was ready. It was on the outskirts of the Village, on the Northwest corner of Illinois & Church St. (now University Av.) This school was expanded twice. In 1882 the city built a new bigger school, Union School on Fancher Av., where the Sacred Heart Church's parking lot is, today.

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Opened in 1882 at a cost of $13,500
All grades attended until about 1891

Around 1891 two new grade schools opened, and the Union School
became MPHS, grades 5 thru 12.

Built about 1890-91, on the Southeast corner of Maple & Pine

Also built around 1891, it was built at the same
location of todays, Kinney School.

Circa 1895, the West Side School
was built, this building still exist.

Also, in the mid 1890's, Sacred Heart
built a school, which helped to releive the
overcrowding. This is the 2nd Academy building

MPHS doubled in size in 1909
with the opening of this new wing

from 1909 thru 1920, MPHS
was known as the
Twin High School

Twin High School
looking south on Fancher Av.

The old Union School, had a fire,
and a new High School was built,
on the same location.
It opened early January 1921.
In the mid 30's, this building began,
8th thru 12th grades only.

Built in 1934, Fancher replaced the Maple
St. School. Located on South Kinney @ High St.
The school was touted as one of the most beautiful schools in the state.

Also built about 1934, the new Kinney School was
built at the same location as the old one. Except
for a couple of new additions, it looks very much
like it did when it was built

This new MPHS, opened it's doors In
September 1957, On Bellows @ Elizabeth St.

In 2002 this new MPHS
replaced the school built in 1957.

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