In 1909, The Department of Public Instruction published "The One Room Country Schools in Illinois". The book covered issues facing the rural schoolhouse: heating, lighting, ventilation, equipment and the grounds.
Included was a photo previously published as a critique of the condition of many schools currently in operation. This structure may have been similar to the Browne school.
Based upon the maple trees and location on either side of the sidewalk, this may have been close to the landscaping at the Browne school.
I will be posting a photo of the Browne school property in later years which shows the coal shed.
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