Sometime following the announcement that the Illinois state superintendent would be addressing school consolidation, Alfred Bayless published "Circular 28: Rural school architecture. School room decoration". Included in the publication were a few photos, one depicts a furnace used to heat the school:
Here is a photo of what many rural schoolhouses looked like prior to 1901.
I have yet to track down a photo of the Browne school but this may be the closest to the style used. The back building along the fenceline appears to be an outhouse.
If anyone has photos of the Browne school, please contact me by leaving a message in the comments.
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