Bancroft-Danforth house

The Bancroft-Danforth home was demolished last Monday, putting an end to a long history, spanning back to 1744 — when Capt. Nathaniel Bancroft, a leader of a local militia in the Battle of Menotomy, built it. More than 250 years later, the house found itself under the ownership of the town of Lynnfield in 2005, according to Lynnfield Historical Society President Ron Sarro. … [Read more...] about Revolutionary War era home turned to rubble in Lynnfield