In March, it was announced that the property on the corner of Front Street and Route 6 would not become a CVS, and that the historic house there would be preserved in perpetuity.

On Tuesday evening, a group gathered at the Captain Hadley House to dedicate the building and to hear classical music from members of the New Bedford Symphony.

“A hundred years from now, this building is still going to be here and look like this,” said Sippican Historical Society President Frank McNamee.

Working with the new owners, Marion residents Mike and Kate Sudofsky, the Historical Society and the Croll Foundation secured a deed restriction that will prevent the house from being altered without the society's permission or moved. If it is ever destroyed, the owner must rebuild it in the same style as the 1846 structure.

Many Marion residents were upset at a proposed 10,000-square foot CVS building on an already busy intersection that is regarded as the “beacon” into the Village. The Sudofksys wanted to preserve the corner, and they hope to eventually create a small campus with an eatery, small businesses and space for artists.

In a short speech before unveiling a new plaque on the building, McNamee thanked those involved, including the former owner, Doug Munro and his mother Marge, deceased.

He also marveled, “This building will be here forever.”