CT Town's Only Restaurant Housed At Historic Site Will Close: Reports

NORFOLK, CT — The Norfolk Pub will close Jan. 31 after serving the community in a prominent downtown spot. The pub is the town's only restaurant and bar, according to The Lakeville Journal.

The Norfolk Pub opened 17 years ago. The historic building at 3 Station Place that houses the pub, called the Royal Arcanum, was sold in September for $1.4 million to American Folk & Heritage, LLC. The nonprofit organization will use the space to support their mission of preserving American crafts, according to the town's website.

The restaurant's owner told The Hartford Courant that the building's new owners were not renewing her lease. One of the new owners said that they had hoped to extend Norfolk Pub's lease but found out that they could not insure the building without major upgrades to the pub space, according to The Hartford Courant.

The Royal Arcanum Building was designed in 1904 to house the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department.

"With a steeply-pitched slate roof and exposed rafters, patterned red and green brickwork, and green faience panels, Taylor’s distinctive design creates a lively textured surface firmly rooted in the Arts and Crafts impulse," according to the Norfolk Historical Society & Museum. "A Beaux-Arts educated architect, Taylor designed over three dozen structures in the greater Norfolk area, and his imaginative designs are now part of a National Register Thematic District."

The Norfolk Pub is known for its wings and extensive selection of beers and serves a range of appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, and entrees. The establishment has a 4.4-star average rating on 412 Google reviews.