BELLOWS FALLS â Thereâs house proud, and then thereâs â
house proud.â
Rockingham has been giving awards every year to the owners of restored homes and other buildings for close to 30 years, and in 2020 everything from a Victorian painted lady, to a 1950s split level modern home, to one of the oldest houses in the town won recognition.
The Rockingham Preservation Commission recently handed out five awards, and gave honorable mentions to four other properties.
Walter Wallace, the Rockingham Preservation Commissionâs coordinator, said the awards have been given out since the early to mid 1990s, and he said they were created to recognize efforts to maintain and preserve the historic character of the buildings in the town, including homes and businesses.