This was the former Goddard School, one of many one-room schoolhouses which were repurposed as residences. At the time this photo was taken, the school had been discontinued most likely many decades earlier, as the local newspaper archives contain few references to the school beyond the 1920s.

A photo of the school as it was in 1918 is archived on the Lena-Winslow school district website:

https://www.le-win.net/ourpages/auto/...

These photos originated from a 1918-19 Stephenson County school directory. It contained photos of each school, along with the names of teachers and school board members.