Washington School, Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
There are a lot of listings on the market where the realtor urges you to "use your imagination!" This 1879 schoolhouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana is one of them. If I had been a student here, I would have spent math class daydreaming about what the school would like if I lived there. The fact that it's on a busy corner lot near both commercial and residential properties exponentially doubles the makeover possibilities. (At least I think it does. I was daydreaming during math.) It was converted into a residence around 1978. The first picture shows that it needs further renovations, but that some of the original features are still intact. It's easy to imagine this space as a sunny living room... or, if it were mine, the neighborhood indie bookstore: Meanwhile, this dining area below... ...would be the perfect place for the kids' section, like this: The after images are AI generated with a little tweaking from me. Left on its own, AI went a little crazy with the lante...
