abled ▁vest ib ule ▁projects ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁providing ▁the ▁only ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁building , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁five ▁windows ▁in ▁its ▁walls . ▁ ▁The ▁roof ▁is ▁held ▁together ▁by ▁an ▁iron ▁ho op , ▁with ▁ra fter s ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁wall ▁to ▁a ▁king ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁post ▁r ises ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁roof , ▁providing ▁a ▁fin ial ▁on ▁the ▁exterior . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁chamber , ▁which ▁originally ▁had ▁ben ches ▁arranged ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁teacher ' s ▁des k , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁door . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁dates ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁with ▁tongue - and - gro ove ▁flo oring ▁and ▁w ain sc oting . ▁ ▁The ▁school house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁replacing ▁an ▁earlier ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure ▁that ▁stood ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁John ▁" Th under bol t " ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁imm igr ant ▁who ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁highway man ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁country , ▁but ▁established ▁a ▁practice ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁teacher , ▁serving ▁Brook line ▁and ▁New f ane . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁school house ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁that ▁conform ed ▁to ▁state ▁standards . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁as ▁Brook line ' s ▁town ▁hall ▁until ▁ 1