The Nimrod Restaurant, famous for its cannonball lodged in the wall, may be destroyed before the 200th anniversary of the attack that created its unique characteristic.
But the demolishment is not yet set in stone, Cape Cod Wave reports.
The historic, foreclosed restaurant was bought by Chappy LLC, owned by Warren Dalton of North Falmouth.
“It’s a great location,” Dalton tells Cape Cod Wave. “The building, unfortunately, has not been cared for.” A renovation, he says, is too expensive. “If somebody steps up, I would certainly sign away my rights.”
The cannonball is an artifact of the War of 1812 when the British Warship Nimrod’s attacked Falmouth on Jan. 28, 1814.
Usually, "historically significant" buildings require a six-month waiting period before demolition, per town bylaws.
However, the Falmouth Historical Commission waved that regulation for the Nimrod House last month, saying the demolition could take place as long as there was a public hearing.
According to Cape Cod Wave, there are only three of these British cannonball targets left in Falmouth: Shoreway Acres (which was previously the Captain Crocker House), the Nimrod and the Elm Arch Inn.
"The original cannonball-hit house that is now part of the Nimrod building was moved twice from its original location where the cannonball hit it," Cape Cod Wave writes.
The public hearing is scheduled for July 17.
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