Haunted 1840s Schoolhouse in Louisiana 🏫 From Home to Classroom Built around 1840, the Saint John House was originally a private home on St. John Street near downtown Lafayette. In rural Louisiana, houses like this were often repurposed as one-room schoolhouses when formal school buildings didn’t exist. ✏️ Inside the One-Room Schoolhouse Children of all ages learned together in a single room, sharing desks and benches. Inside is a rare three-seater school desk from Sunset, Louisiana, along with