&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/%20%20aaaRealEstate_Logo.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;The Tappan House, a local landmark that hearkens to Attleboro&rsquo;s industrial past, is set to be torn down by the end of the year after prolonged efforts to maintain it.

The story was first reported Wednesday by the Sun Chronicle of Attleboro, which said the Park Street property&rsquo;s owner, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, wants to redevelop the site. Without a viable plan to move the 110-year-old estate, which was built by jewelry magnate Charles Tappan, the hospital told the paper its only remaining option was to level the 27-room structure...