schoolhouse
noun
school·house
ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school
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Thirty-six of these little schoolhouses still stand in Texas in some form, many as community spaces, according to the Texas Almanac.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2025
Other highlights include pictures of the first schoolhouse in Libertyville in 1837 and a photo of the Highland Park resident who narrowly missed securing the patent for the telephone.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Archaeologists at William & Mary University in Virginia unearthed a piece of American history tied to the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
The old Bee Cave schoolhouse will be relocated to the site.
—Naina Z Srivatava, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2025
Other highlights include pictures of the first schoolhouse in Libertyville in 1837 and a photo of the Highland Park resident who narrowly missed securing the patent for the telephone.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Archaeologists at William & Mary University in Virginia unearthed a piece of American history tied to the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
The old Bee Cave schoolhouse will be relocated to the site.
—Naina Z Srivatava, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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schoolhouse
noun
school·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used as a school
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