This restaurant property consists of a single-story section surrounding a two-story, side- gabled structure. The two-story central section features broad gable ends capped by an asphalt-shingled roof with small 6/6 windows on each end. The newer section which is built out from the front and sides of the two-story is also clapboarded. Three plate glass windows and two doors punctuate the Main Street fa9ade sheltered by a cantilevered roof. The clapboards extend nearly to the ground, largely obscuring the concrete foundation. The rear elevation is sheathed in Tl-11 siding. Fenestration on the lesser elevations includes double-hung 6/6 and elevated hopper windows. A restaurant has operated on this site for over seventy years. In the 1940s Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pierce operated a soda fountain here, reportedly the largest in the state. After Mr. Pierce's death, Mrs. Pierce continued to operate the business, which later consisted of a restaurant and candy/newspaper store. The restaurant was later leased and operated by the Cunninghams and the Laro family for twenty years each. Tax Assessors records indicate that in 1967 the second floor was unusable as it had been gutted by fire. The property was separated from the rest of the School Street parcel and sold to George and Linda Waring in 1980. The Warings continued to own the property until 1996. The present owners purchased it that year. The restaurant was later leased and operated by the Cunninghams and the Laro family for twenty years each. Tax Assessors records indicate that in 1967 the second floor was unusable as it had been gutted by fire. The property was separated from the rest of the School Street parcel and sold to George and Linda Waring in 1980. The Warings continued to own the property until 1996. Sawyers Main St Breakfast & Function Hall has operated out of this location, serving Goffstown since 2010.

 

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Sawyer's Family Restaurant

13 Main Street, Goffstown, NH

A restaurant has operated on this site for over seventy years. In the 1940s Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pierce operated a soda fountain here, reportedly the largest in the state. After Mr. Pierce's death, Mrs. Pierce continued to operate the business, which later consisted of a restaurant and candy/newspaper-store. Sawyers Main St Breakfast & Function Hall has operated out of this location, serving Goffstown since 2010.

Goffstown Historical Society

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