Foxborough's Lafayette House Restaurant Slated For Demolition

FOXBOROUGH, MA — A colonial-style restaurant with roots dating back nearly 250 years is slated for demolition.

According to the Foxboro Reporter, the Lafayette Housewas granted a demolition permit. The Route 1 restaurant was built in 1784 and used to have a stagecoach tavern and inn. Visitors included the likes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette, but the town Historical Commission elected not to place a six-month moratorium on its demolition.

The commission has the power to enact the moratorium when building with historical significance face demolition, but according to Mark Ferencik, of the commission, only a small amount of the original structure is still in place. The building has undergone significant renovations and additions over the years.

It is not yet known what could replace the Lafayette House.