Historic Norris House in Concord Torn Down for New Development

As promised, the historic Norris House in downtown Concord has been torn down to make way for a commercial development after years of failed efforts to find somebody with the desire and finances to move it to a new location.

The green Norris House, between Concord Co-Op and the Bank of NH Stage, dated to 1860 and was associated with a Civil War bakery, the nation’s first woman-run independent movie theater and Concord’s first YMCA.

Its history and appearance, and the fact that it is in good condition for its age, prodded multiple efforts to save it.

Duprey plans to replace the Norris House with a two-story building that would hold a Friendly Toast restaurant, with a live-music-focused bar and restaurant in a converted carriage house at the back of the property.