What would it be like to live here?

Imagine the possibilities?   10,000 square feet plus of hardwood floors...chalkboards...urinals!  LOL!  A gymnasium could be converted into your studio?  Lockers for storage?  And the principals office could be where the litter box is kept.   

3,846 SF  Circa 1790  $50,000

11 Prospect Street, Alstead, NH  03602

I was amazed when I stumbled upon a Circa 1790 schoolhouse in New Hampshire for a mere $50,000.   How cute is this?  (My daughter believes it must be haunted).  So for fun I looked around...and found...

7,700 SF  Circa 1900  $49,900

1035 Old Beacon Road, Parsons, TN  38363

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16,332 SF  Circa 1915  $79,900

103 E'School Street,  Weston, NE  68070

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13,000 SF  Circa 1900  $119,900

348 West First Street,  Waldo, WI  53093

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28,000 SF  Circa 1957  $150,000

82 Garfield Avenue,  East Palestine, OH  44413

19,484 SF  Circa 1921  $160,000

11125 NE 134th Avenue, Maxwell, IA  50161

11,072 SF  Circa 1901  $174,900

307 N. Main Street,   Franklinton, NC  27525

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21,624 SF   Circa "old"   $175,000

21 Academy Street,  Hartland, ME  04943

10,000 SF   Circa 1912  $225,000

2281 E Forest Avenue,  Detroit, MI  48207

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38,000 SF   Circa 1939  $250,000

Frankfort, KY  40601

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8,000 SF   Circa 1927  $299,900

Rt 74 Square In Ickesburg,  Ickesburg, PA  17037

8,000 SF   Circa 1957   $350,000

Milton, Wisconsin

And there is so much more...just google the internet to see!  And daydream in the mean time!  

Comments

[Alicia Walker]

Where is the Creamery? No mattter how much you fall in love with your first school remember heating bills in the winter....
I like to think you and your family on roller skates, all skating to the dining room for dinner. xoxo

[Beth]

Hi, I am a new fan of yours... found you while surfing.

Anyway, when I was in school I use to dream what it would be like to convert my school into a home... so much space,

I would love to NC one and I will have to let my Dad know about the Frankfort KY one, he grew up there.

Love your jewelry.

Beth

[Marlene]

Sally Jean - I would so love to fix and live in one of those old schools...like one of the real estate ads said, it would take a lot of "Home"work to get them in tip top shape...but if you're willing - its sooo worth it...my dream is to bring together a Home and dub it "Auntie M's - There No Place Like Home" and adopt several children and give them a home to live in and to be care for...to DREAM...its a good thing...stay blessed..have a honey of a night - sweet dreams! Grace & Peace 2 "U" Marlene :O)

[Sheila at Halo Hill]

Yep, I do believe you should have one! You could teach classes in one area and live in the other!

Hugs,
Sheila

[lonnie jenck]

Oh Sally...which one to pick. As I was going through the list, we just happened to be in Frankfort, KY last week. Driving through on our summer road trip. Kentucky was beautiful. Loved it ;)

Hoping to get together when the girlies visit this month. Maybe Paragon or somewhere else....thought the girls might like those fab lemon drops!!

xoxo
Lonnie

[katherine]

Wow circa 1790! we wouldn't get anything that old in New Zealand! and even better if it is haunted... an old school house would be more then perfect for a studio.

Katherine

[Debra Abel]

Aren't they cool and so neat. I used to watch an HGTV show called "extreme homes". I remember seeing old firehouses and barns transformed to very cool homes. Yes they are great, but they often contain asbestos and other toxic materials. You had better be handy also lots of work to transform. Still though a nice way to preserve a piece of historic architecture. (Wow think of the Geat classes you could have, make a few rooms "dorms" for guests?)

[Kristy]

So..... are you going to buy one then? I can't believe the prices! Here in the UK the prices are extremely high, buildings of that size would be at least $1M. The prices quoted here are what the cost of a 2 bed house would cost here, and unlikely to be detached like these ones are!

[laura dellaporta]

oh i love this post & would love to live in one...xoxo laura

[Carol Lucero]

WoW! Those look like great places to start a new Soldering Institute. You wouldn't even have to set up for your workshops!

[Susan]

Amazing! Especially when compared to the house prices here in So. Cal.

[Nerissa Alford]

Seriously? Those are pretty cool! I had no idea you could get a building for the price of a home, or Less. Gotta love Google. Thanks for sharing
Nerissa