Knox School House and Tiny Living

Yesterday while I was out hiking at Thacher Park I stopped by old Knox #5 one room school house that has been historically restored 🏫

The sign about the building says some time after its closure as a school in 1939 it was used as a residence. I am sure it had to have been a cool little home, much like that Fire Tower observer cabin I toured last summer on Hunter Mountain. It’s not tiny but it’s small, essentially one room heated by wood. I could see eventually owning something like that for a home, with a wood stove, and maybe a few solar panels on the roof for very basic electric needs like LED lighting or charging 5 volt devices.

You see some pretty fancy off grid homes these days on the internet but it seems like a lot to heat and light with lots to break and dispose of, lots of unnecessary costs for a good life. I’d much rather spend my money on land not building, on tractors and implements and tools to maintain the land is a sustainable fashion than an expensive home.