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.
[4] The building, also known as the Richwood Academy Cultural Center, is used by the Harrison Township Historical Society for lectures and performances.
[5] The two-story, two-room schoolhouse was built in 1870 by Thomas S. Sharp and James Fletcher.
It was named by "Fancy Joe" Jackson after a relative, Garwood Richwood Marshall.
In 1951, the Richwood Academy Association was formed and they purchased the building.