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One-room schools

Scope note

Small educational buildings, generally consisting of one major teaching space, and often built to resemble meeting houses, churches, or dwellings. Use when emphasizing the size or form of such buildings; when emphasizing the function or location of some early examples, prefer "rural schools."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000252226

Broader Terms used

<schools by form>

Equivalent Terms used

one-room school

Created

13yrs ago

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