A golf course that has anchored a stretch of County Street in Attleboro since 1954 is about to disappear. Stone-E-Lea Golf Course, run by the same family for 72 years, will close for good in December, and the 140.74-acre property is now being marketed to developers as a major redevelopment opportunity.
The LaPierre family announced in August that the course would close after the 2026 season, according to thesunchronicle.com, ending a run that began when Edward Lapierre Sr. opened the course in 1954 with his three sons, Eddie, Albert and Leo, as WPRI reports. The family has owned it ever since, spanning three generations, according to Bisnow, which also reports that owner David Lapierre has dealt with recent health struggles. The site at 1411 County Street sits adjacent to the Attleboro Industrial Park with visibility along I-95, between the Boston and Providence metro areas, and already has city sewer and water on-site, per listing details from 128cre.com.
Brokerage Pitches a Rare Large-Scale Site
128 CRE confirmed this month that it is marketing Stone-E-Lea for sale, describing the parcel as a large-scale redevelopment opportunity. Bisnow identifies the brokerage team handling the listing as David Linehan, Adam Meixner, Jeremy Freid and Tyler Capecci. Despite the active marketing push, the owners have not settled on what comes next — WPRI reports the family said they are still working through what the future holds for the course.
That uncertainty leaves open whether the land stays in some recreational use, becomes housing, or takes another path entirely — a question the available listing materials and news coverage do not yet answer. What is clear is the timeline for golfers: the course will close permanently in December, and anyone holding a gift card or club credit is urged to use it before January 1, 2027, per WPRI. Attleboro High School’s golf team, which has used Stone-E-Lea for its home matches, is already searching for a new location for the 2027 season, the station notes.
Part of a Broader Massachusetts Pattern
Stone-E-Lea’s closure fits a pattern playing out across Massachusetts, where shuttered golf courses have become major development targets in recent years, according to Bisnow’s reporting. In Leicester, the former Leicester Country Club — a 223-acre site that closed in 2025 — is the subject of a DW Capital proposal for 290 residential units in a first phase, with a later phase planned to include retail, as the Boston Business Journal reported in April…