Schools

This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.

Originally a mission, what may be the oldest building on Maui is now a museum of the island’s history.

A school destroyed by fire and tsunami simultaneously is preserved as a memorial.

This abandoned building with a murky history has been both a school and a prison.

A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.

A remarkably well-preserved one room schoolhouse that dates back to 1876.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.

The world's first kindergarten.

A local cafe and concert venue occupy a 1913 school house.

A posthumous honor at the iconic game show host's former high school.

Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.

No children ride down this antique concrete slide.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.