Nova Scotia School House Home
by David Lacey
Owning a school has been an important goal for my teacher/prof partner for many years. We moved closer to her dream when we acquired this lovely 55 acre property in Nova Scotia. Then, our search for a movable school led to this 1875 school house. The school house had been turned into a store and later a storage shed. It was located a few miles away.
The photos tell the story of the tear down, move, rebuild and the now nearly finished schoolhouse. Note, the school house, in 1875, cost $750 completely constructed and furnished! It is now a treasure beyond measure to us.
Moose Brook School
The Old School
The Move Begins – Rafters Down
Now the Inside
Trailer Under the School
Daybreak Haul
Clear Sailing Now
Almost There
Almost Rolling
Now the Rebuilding Begins
Replacing Sills
Rafters Back Up
Weather Tight Almost
Shingles Completed
New Ceiling
Power at Last
Nova Scotia School House Home
School House Home in the Fog
The Porch
School House and the View
School Flowers
The Kitchen
Living Area
Lights
Dr. Phil on the Couch
69 Responses to “Nova Scotia School House Home”
Add Your Photo: To add your photo to your comments just visit Gravatar and upload your photo.
This house is extraordinary…truly! One can see your love and pride in all of the fine details. I really enjoy viewing all of the photos. Thanks for sharing!
Dear Small House Friends,
We have a “bit and a butt” style cabin and have been trying for 8 years to find a way to install a solar panel. It is really teeny, and wouldn’t need much. Everyone keeps telling us it would be 10-20K, and even if we bought our own panels we couldn’t install the collector/generator. I get sooooo frustrated when I see a sweet little system like the one in this schoolhouse. Any advice gratefully appreciated. We are in Coventry, N.Y. at day_of_art@yahoo.com
Thank you for the viewing regarding the final school house placement. It seems to reflect my rudiment thought: let us acquire only that which we need. Life would be uncomplicated and so much less convoluted. Enjoy.
WOW WOW WOW i am sooo impressed.
the perfect home.
absolutely speechless at this post. i adore the condition of the renewed life you have breathed into this home….INCREDIBLE and i will be sharing this everywhere! an absolute site of perfection.
Jeanine H
Oh SO beautiful! And the view! I so love to see old buildings lovingly restored and appreciated for the treasures they are. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! What an ambitious undertaking and a wonderful end results. I know the pride you feel when you look at the commitments you made come to fruition. Congratulations for a job well done. When excellence is expected, “good enough” won’t do.
Cheers,
Dennis
Congratulations! A beautiful example of preservation and creativity. In a beautiful scenery.
First of all awesome job. Such a beautiful home and location. Wish I had the time, patience, skills and location to complete such a project. Second, is Dr.Phil a pug mix? Our dog Duke looks exactly the same and we have been trying to figure out his mix.
Utterly,ridiculously sweet. ‘nuf said.
XOX
MkC
This is one of the most beautiful posts I’ve seen in the history of this blog!
Without question the loveliest cottage with the sweetest history, most adorable decorating and absolutely fabulous view I’ve ever seen on any tiny house site! This looks so much like where I grew up and like the wonderful little cottages there. I absolutely love it all. Stellar job!
What a wonderful project. I did a similar schoolhouse project back in 1972. This one is special due to being off the grid. It is also special to me for Dr. Phil, the black Pug. I have a very large, completely blind rescue Pug named Frank. Congratulations to the owners for a good job and their good taste.
Alex Wade
Wow, so beautiful! You guys did an amazing job!
Is your addresses “Heaven”? It should be! It’s a piece of Heaven in my book! How wonderful to look out at such beautiful scenery and to live in a such a creative and special home! Nice job! That is living MY dream!
Breath taking!
I have been an advocate of small homes for many years and have seen hundreds.I keep coming back yours.It is without a doubt the most beautiful home in the world.