The original stairwell inside the Gale School has been preserved, with a few patch-worn areas in need of TLC. When the building opens to the public in April, Lakes Region Community Services will be on the second floor, and a day care through the Lakes Region Boys & Girls Club will be on the first floor. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Colin Spain, general manager of JH Spain, speaks with Carolina Corriveau, co-owner of WarrenStreet Architects, in front of the new and improved Gale School on Concord Street in Belmont in October. The structure has been primed, winterized and the windows resized to match. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Joe Jackson, JH Spain project manager for the Gale School, discusses the newly-added rear entrance, which will hold a stairwell and elevator in October 2026. The foundation was also leveled, and lead abatement was done on the exterior paint. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The original stairwell inside the Gale School has been preserved, with a few patch-worn areas in need of TLC. When the building opens to the public in April, Lakes Region Community Services will be on the second floor, and a day care through the Lakes Region Boys & Girls Club will be on the first floor. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
A decaying Gale School sits unused on the Shaker Regional School District property on School Street. Today, the building has been moved to Concord Street. (Courtesy photo/NH Preservation Alliance)
Colin Spain, general manager of JH Spain, speaks with Carolina Corriveau, co-owner of WarrenStreet Architects, in front of the new and improved Gale School on Concord Street in Belmont in October. The structure has been primed, winterized and the windows resized to match. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Joe Jackson, JH Spain project manager for the Gale School, discusses the newly-added rear entrance, which will hold a stairwell and elevator in October 2026. The foundation was also leveled, and lead abatement was done on the exterior paint. (Katlyn Proctor/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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