schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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The space, a former schoolhouse, was completely gutted and is now wildly Instagrammable.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.
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The 130-year-old farmhouse-turned-bed-and-breakfast has five accommodations—three suites, a cottage, and a converted schoolhouse.
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Start your crash course in area history at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, located in a historic schoolhouse in the heart of Fairfax’s historic downtown.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
The 130-year-old farmhouse-turned-bed-and-breakfast has five accommodations—three suites, a cottage, and a converted schoolhouse.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Start your crash course in area history at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, located in a historic schoolhouse in the heart of Fairfax’s historic downtown.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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