schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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Most of the buildings were removed before the creation of the lake, yet a schoolhouse and other buildings remain under the water.
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Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Each year, third-graders from around the San Ramon Valley get decked out in pioneer garb and pay a visit to the schoolhouse.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
But one of my favorite standouts of this dreamy oasis is the culinary academy, housed in what was once the village schoolhouse where local children learned for nearly two centuries.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sollman is now a decaying landmark between Vincennes and Evansville and one of the state's few remaining rural schoolhouses.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Each year, third-graders from around the San Ramon Valley get decked out in pioneer garb and pay a visit to the schoolhouse.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
But one of my favorite standouts of this dreamy oasis is the culinary academy, housed in what was once the village schoolhouse where local children learned for nearly two centuries.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sollman is now a decaying landmark between Vincennes and Evansville and one of the state's few remaining rural schoolhouses.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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