Former IWU PEO building to be demolished

Former IWU PEO building to be demolished

MOUNT PLEASANT — The iconic P.E.O. Memorial Building that housed administrative and faculty offices for Mount Pleasant’s now defunct Iowa Wesleyan University is slated for destruction after its present owner, the Mount Pleasant Community School District, evaluated the building’s fit…

Former Iowa Wesleyan P.E.O. Building to Be Demolished

The historic P.E.O. Memorial Building on the former Iowa Wesleyan University campus in Mount Pleasant is slated for demolition. The Mount Pleasant Community School District, which purchased the campus in early 2024, determined that the building no longer fits into its long-term facilities plan. Constructed in 1927, the building originally served as the national headquarters for the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a women’s educational philanthropic organizat…