Plaistow Dental–Plaistow, New Hampshire
DR. RON
HOLIMAN
From New England Farmhouse to Modern Dental Office The Plaistow Dental practice building has a rich history. It began as an authentic New England style 1860s farmhouse, built in the typical L-shaped style, in which the barn was attached to the home through a breezeway that protected the owners from going outside into the brutal Northeastern winters. Beginning in the 1970s, this farmhouse underwent a series of renovations that would convert it from a working farm into a successful dental practice. Even though the changes inside the building are dramatic, the bones of the structure remain intact and the design and architecture have preserved the character of this historical and beautiful building. First Renovation Transforms Working Barn Into Dental Office Plaistow, New Hampshire is an idyllic town with history that dates back to colonial times. Dr. Ronald Holiman moved his family to this close-knit community of just over 7,600 residents in 1992, after a five-year stint as a missionary dentist in Hong Kong, and he purchased the property and general dentistry practice from Dr. Albert Landa. The practice definitely embraced its rural character and still displayed the feeding troughs and hay feeders from its farm days! The attached residence provided an ideal situation in which to
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The 1860s farmhouse has maintained its rich historic character through a number of major renovations.
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