The project is transforming the dilapidated Gale School in Belmont, NH into a vibrant community facility hosting a childcare center operated by the Boys & Girls Club of Central NH and a program center operated by Lakes Region Community Services (LRCS). The childcare center will add 35 new childcare slots to the Lakes Region. The LRCS Program Center will serve over 100 families.
The Gale School was built in 1894, and was used by the Belmont school district until the mid-1980s. The Gale School has been vacant since then, and years of neglect have taken their toll. The Gale School was named to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2018, and was selected as one of New Hampshire’s Seven to Save in 2017.
In July 2020, the building was successfully moved by the local Save Our Gale School Committee (SOGS) to a new location at 60 Concord Street in Belmont Village. Lakes Region Community Developers (LRCD) agreed to partner with SOGS to redevelop the building. Once LRCD assembles all the funding for the renovations, SOGS will donate the land and building to LRCD and the Gale School will become part of our real estate portfolio.
This project will save a beautiful piece of history, while providing affordable space for the Boys & Girls Club and Lakes Region Community Services to expand their programming. Learn more on the LRCD’s project page for the Gale School.
