In 2024, a couple bought a neglected 1800s Brooklyn lodging house and uncovered a 1901 coal delivery schedule linked to the husband’s family history; after a difficult restoration, it is becoming their third guesthouse

When James and Laureta Gale entered the basement of a run-down 1880s Brooklyn lodging house in 2024, they expected to find damaged walls, dust and old plumbing. Instead, beneath layers…