Definition of SCHOOLHOUSE

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The show is a fundraiser for the Haddam Neck Congregational Church and proceeds support the annual upkeep of the 19th century Church and Sunday School building, formerly the local one-room schoolhouse. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 3 Apr. 2018 The one room schoolhouse does not have an address, however, 22 Kahn Road is a neighboring property. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Putnam-Killingly Edition," 10 July 2018 Local Rohingya leaders were summoned to an Aug. 22 meeting at the Chut Pyin schoolhouse, recalled Mr. Hossain, who attended. — Niharika Mandhana, WSJ, "‘We’ll Turn Your Village Into Soil’: Survivors Recount One of Myanmar’s Biggest Massacres," 11 May 2018 She was educated in a one-room schoolhouse and enjoyed roaming the woods and fields near the banks of the Lehigh River. — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, "Margaret Loy Fanok, 101, Penn administrator," 8 May 2018 Hotel Peter and Paul is actually a bundle of buildings: a 19th-century Catholic church, schoolhouse, convent, and rectory reimagined by Ash NYC with gingham drapes woven in Switzerland and antique furniture shipped from Europe. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Next Great Food Scene, Beach Town, and More: The 2019 Trends We're Calling Now," 18 Dec. 2018 Tiffany likes to compare her daughter's education to days of old, with her hospital room serving as a one-room schoolhouse. — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Children's Hospital became girl's school. On Sunday, she graduates with her class," 5 June 2018 In May, after 40 years housed in an old brick schoolhouse, the museum opened a dramatically modern new building in Ballard. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, "New Nordic? Seattle’s Scandinavian food scene reaches far beyond lutefisk and lingonberries," 7 Nov. 2018 Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built the first one in 2009, a mini replica of a red schoolhouse in honor of his mom, a former teacher and unabashed bookworm. — Maria Carter, Country Living, "The Lovely Reason Tiny Libraries Are Popping Up All Over the Place," 23 July 2015

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