schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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The former costars visited recreations of the schoolhouse, mercantile and the iconic little house itself, which are set up, along with costumes and memorabilia, for an upcoming fan event known as Prairie Palooza.
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Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Hotel Peter and Paul Once a church, rectory, schoolhouse, and convent, Hotel Peter and Paul has refurbished the former religious institution into a memorable boutique hotel.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
In 2023, the schoolhouse, now a museum, was moved for the third time to a newer commercial district in Ripon, in a bid to bring more visitors.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
There’s an 1856 schoolhouse used by the original Irish settlers of the area, with interpretive exhibits and a general store for the kids of today.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The other half of the building, which dates to 1908 and was once a schoolhouse, will be a third location of Cassell’s Hamburgers, the long-standing burger joint acquired by Lou in 2012.
—Emily Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The briefest of reprieves from the prison of remote education was summarily stolen from pupils again in the fall of 2020 when teachers’ unions forced city officials to shutter the schoolhouse doors again based on arbitrary levels of local viral-transmission rates.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
In 1875, the Rawsonville School Board dedicated $1,000 to building a brick schoolhouse at the site of the frame building that had been servicing more than 100 pupils.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
The schoolhouse was completed in 1894, consisting of six rooms.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2024
Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Hotel Peter and Paul Once a church, rectory, schoolhouse, and convent, Hotel Peter and Paul has refurbished the former religious institution into a memorable boutique hotel.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
In 2023, the schoolhouse, now a museum, was moved for the third time to a newer commercial district in Ripon, in a bid to bring more visitors.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
There’s an 1856 schoolhouse used by the original Irish settlers of the area, with interpretive exhibits and a general store for the kids of today.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The other half of the building, which dates to 1908 and was once a schoolhouse, will be a third location of Cassell’s Hamburgers, the long-standing burger joint acquired by Lou in 2012.
—Emily Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The briefest of reprieves from the prison of remote education was summarily stolen from pupils again in the fall of 2020 when teachers’ unions forced city officials to shutter the schoolhouse doors again based on arbitrary levels of local viral-transmission rates.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
In 1875, the Rawsonville School Board dedicated $1,000 to building a brick schoolhouse at the site of the frame building that had been servicing more than 100 pupils.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
The schoolhouse was completed in 1894, consisting of six rooms.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2024
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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