schoolhouse

noun

school·​house ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school

Examples of schoolhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At its peak in the late 1800s, Ethel was home to nearly 300 residents with a post office, a general store, a train station, a cemetery and a one-room schoolhouse. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

When the new owner of a 19th-century schoolhouse in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom removed its cupola, neighbors had concerns. —Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026

In 1854, the Republican Party of the United States was founded by opponents of slavery at a schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin. —ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026

Lightner compares it to a one-room schoolhouse model in some ways because the online teacher is working with kindergarten through fifth grade. —Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

schoolhouse

noun

school·​house -ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school