A plan for Hollis' future would not be complete without a look to its past.
Historic resources play a critical role in defining the Town's character and quality of life.
In terms of planning, historic structures and sites should be considered an integral part of the community's environmental resources for, like other resources of this nature, they are non renewable. Preservation opportunities that are passed by today may never be available again. The historic resources that survive in the center of Town and along lesser traveled country roads do much to define the Town's rural character. Often taken for granted by those who have grown accustomed to their appearance, the simple farmhouses, agricultural buildings, town center and open spaces present a strong image to tourists and others passing through town as well. The preservation of these resources is fundamental to the retention of a sense of place, identity and continuity in Hollis.