The Windham Motel was located on Route 28 in Windham, close to where Route 111 crosses Route 28 today. My dad built the motel and restaurant for Frank and Shirley Pivovar and family. I remember that Frank Pivovar’s band often performed at the restaurant. https://vintageaerial.com/photos/new-hampshire/rockingham/1966/PRO/78/18
“The house was likely built in 1775, since the foundation stone is inscribed with that date. Mose Noyes, a veteran of The Revolutionary War passed the farm down through his family, until 1881. His descendant James Noyes quipped, ’I have worn these stones smaller, digging them to plant my corn and potatoes.’ Peter A. Zins purchased the property in 1917. He ran a dairy farm and raised vegetables to sell. The Zins family were instrumental in the founding of the Police and Fire Departments. The thing I notice most in the photograph are the well kept fields and the gorgeous garden! https://vintageaerial.com/photos/new-hampshire/rockingham/1966/PRO/77/14
Henry’s Variety was located on the corner of Rt. 111 and Rt. 111A. This photograph shows the store with gas pumps, Stoney’s Drive-In and the overnight cabins that they rented on Range Road. The store was first operated by Frank and Helen Bradley. Apparently, they often hit the sauce and customers would walk-in on a battle royal between Frank and Helen, with raw eggs slung at each other, flying through the air. This later became Ray Barlow’s. Windham Country Store, where over coffee and donuts the locals in the side room would argue and cajole about local politics. https://vintageaerial.com/photos/new-hampshire/rockingham/1966/PRO/77/23
This property is located on the discontinued potion of Governor Dinsmoor Road that ran from Searles Road to Roulston Road. It is the Windham Woods School property today and the house has been demolished. I remember driving by this property in a car when I was young. Coles Granite Quarry is located on the property and it was the John Cochran farm in the 1700’s. The photo is from 1966. https://vintageaerial.com/photos/new-hampshire/rockingham/1966/PRO/76/5
Windham NH History 