This was one of many former one room schoolhouses repurposed as a residence. The Flansburg School operated here through the 1958-59 school year. At that time, the school housed approximately 25 first, second and third graders. By April 1959, the decision had been made to close the school and voters were asked to approve the sale of the building.

The school was sold at auction on July 17, 1959 to Philip Welty of Freeport.

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/...

This 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.