Inside a Schoolhouse Transformed Into an Adorable Home

In 2021, the Hallett family paid $70,000 for a schoolhouse in upstate New York, near the scenic Finger Lakes region.

red school house surrounded by trees — The schoolhouse after its renovation.

The schoolhouse is in Springwater, New York, according to the Realtor.com listing and blog post, which is a rural town that’s a 45-minute drive south of Rochester and a 90-minute drive southeast of Buffalo.

A schoolhouse had been on the lot since the mid-1800s. After a fire destroyed the original property, this one was built in the 1930s.

back of red school house surrounded by trees — The view from the rear of the house.

The family, who lives on the same street, plans to turn the house into an Airbnb. But their business, running an auto-collision shop, takes so much of their time that they decided to list it for $129,900.

red schoolhouse — They also gave it a new coat of paint.

The main room includes an open kitchen, a dining area, a living area with an original propane fireplace, and a small bedroom area with a child-sized bed.

interior of a red school house turned house. Windows are surrounded by wood, there is a sapphire blue bar, and stone fireplace. — The window-filled main room was freshly painted blue and gray.

There’s a small sleeping area in the corner of the main room, with the original chalkboard hung beside it.

a small bed in a room with blue trim, a chalkboard, a small blue table with small white chairs — A bedroom area for a child.