CBC Home of the Week #5

Rick Benning of 519 South Limestone Street is the next winner of the Springfield Community Beautification Committee Home of the Week Award this season, according to Chairman Marianne L. Nave and Co-Chairman W. Duane Sims. CBC Member / Judge Bernice Applin chose the winning property.

The CBC is conducting its 56th annual Home Beautification Contest this summer and twelve Home of the Week winners will be selected from those persons entered in the citywide contest.

Rick has a beautiful historic home that includes a lovely water feature with colorful plantings, perfectly pruned shrubs and trees around his property. Rick’s home is included on the Annual WASSO Garden Tour July 10 and 11. He received the CBC first year Shield Award in 2011 and will receive a Numeral Award and a 2021 Home of the Week Award. The CBC Awards Presentation will  be Sunday, October 10th at 2 PM at Courtyard by Marriott-Downtown Springfield.

Suggestions for the Home of the Week may be mailed to the CBC for consideration, however only entrants already in the contest are eligible. If the person suggested is not in the current contest,  their name will be held for automatic entry in the next contest.

To enter a business suggestion for beautification recognition, send a letter to CBC Contest, 76 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45502. Businesses along the periphery of the city will also be considered for special awards. Former CBC Home of the Year
recipients and 2020 Home of the Week winners are not eligible to be nominated for Home of the Week this summer.