{{unreferenced, date=February 2019 A teacherage is a house for one or more schoolteachers, like a

parsonage A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically own ...

is a house for a

parson A parson is an ordained Christian person responsible for a small area, typically a parish. The term was formerly often used for some Anglican clergy and, more rarely, for ordained ministers in some other churches. It is no longer a formal term d ...

minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

of a Protestant church. Notable examples include: *

Markham School and Teacherage Markham may refer to: It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873. Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * ...

, Oilton, Oklahoma, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

San Juan Teacherage The San Juan Teacherage is a teacherage near Sherman, New Mexico. It was built in 1923 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located on State Road 61, about to the west of it, about north of Mimbres Hot Sp ...

, in Grant County, New Mexico, NRHP-listed *

Fuquay Springs Teacherage Fuquay Springs Teacherage is a historic teacherage located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1925, as a Bungalow / American Craftsman style residence. It was more than doubled in size in 1947, when the Wake County B ...

, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, NRHP-listed *

Fountain Inn Principal's House and Teacherage Fountain Inn Principal's House and Teacherage is a historic home and teacherage located at Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina. It was built in 1935 as a home for teachers, and is the only remaining building associated with the Foun ...

, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, NRHP-listed *

Great Branch Teacherage Great Branch Teacherage, also known as Great Branch Rosenwald School Teacherage, is a historic home and teacherage located near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1924–1925, was part of the Great Branch School Rosen ...

, Orangeburg, South Carolina, NRHP-listed *

Garland Community School Teacherage A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. Etymology From the ...

, Dekalb, Texas, NRHP-listed

In popular culture

The orphanage is closed down and sold to become a teacherage at the end of the novel, ''

The BFG ''The BFG'' (short for ''The Big Friendly Giant'') is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book '' Danny, the Champion of the World ...

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