Today’s Pick: You can buy former schools


Editors’ Picks • October 1, 2025

Today’s featured story is for anyone who loved school so much they wanted to stay long after the final bell rang — or, on the flipside, for those who wished they never had to leave their bed in the morning to get to class. Across the country, former school buildings are being transformed into single-family homes and affordable apartments, and the final results are incredibly impressive. In some cases, features of the structures’ previous lives are incorporated into their new ones, like a blackboard menu in a kitchen, for instance. Check out photos and discover schools that are for sale in the article below.


Ally Mauch

Associate Editor

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