Now that the historic Tom Howe Barn has been put on the state’s register of historic places, plans to turn it into a museum and educational facility are moving ahead. But an awful lot remains to be done. “A lot of the slats do have holes in them. A.
Renewed push to preserve a one-room schoolhouse in Gilmanton
Susan Kelley Leclerc clears a path to the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton on Dec. 22. Leclerc and Paula Gilman are leading the effort to restore the school. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Paula Gilman looks over old photos she has collected of the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton on Tuesday.
Susan Kelley Leclerc inside the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Paula Gilman stands next to the woodstove inside the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton on Dec. 22.
Susan Kelley Leclerc (left) and Paula Gilman inside the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton on Dec. 22. TOP: Students pose outside the Kelley Corner School House in Lower Gilmanton. The school closed in 1940 just before World War II. (Courtesy) GEOFF FORESTER photos / Monitor staff