schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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The day the 200-year-old schoolhouse on the Konkapot River popped up online, Kaminski scheduled an appointment for her and her boyfriend, commercial artist Ryan James Giese, to meet with a broker.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the United States is getting closer to re-opening its doors.
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School buses became a staple around the time when schools consolidated from one-classroom schoolhouses to larger buildings that could accommodate more kids in the 1900s, according to an account by the Smithsonian.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The day the 200-year-old schoolhouse on the Konkapot River popped up online, Kaminski scheduled an appointment for her and her boyfriend, commercial artist Ryan James Giese, to meet with a broker.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the United States is getting closer to re-opening its doors.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
School buses became a staple around the time when schools consolidated from one-classroom schoolhouses to larger buildings that could accommodate more kids in the 1900s, according to an account by the Smithsonian.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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