HADLEY — A demolition permit could soon be issued for an 1830 farmhouse and barn at the corner of Route 9 and East Street so that a new dentist office and parking can be constructed on site.

The Historical Commission at its July 23 meeting was notified that Cyrus Safizadeh and Noelle Nubani, who run Hampshire Meadow Pediatric Dentistry at 207 Russell St., intend to tear down the existing rental home at 101 East St., rather than attempt to have it moved and preserved elsewhere in town.

Larry Tuttle, who runs Architectural Insights Inc. in Palmer, said his clients want the building down as soon as possible to begin building the new office and to reduce their liability. The structure, he said, already has minimal buffer from Route 9, which will be reduced further with the widening project.

“They feel badly about that, but at the same time we could not find an economic solution to trying to reutilize the building,” Tuttle said.

In addition, Tuttle said the farmhouse couldn’t be incorporated into the development plans, which will be coming to the Planning Board for review later this summer, after the Zoning Board of Appeals in May granted a variance from the town’s mandated setbacks.

Members of the commission, though, said they were saddened that Safizadeh and Nubani were unable to move the building off site, and had hoped to be in regular contact with them to find a buyer.

Historical Commission Chairwoman Diana West said her perspective about the looming demolition is that she’s “incredibly disappointed.”

“I personally don’t think enough was done to find somebody to buy it, even if it wasn’t moved in one piece,” West said.

Since the town has no demolition delay bylaw, there is no legal recourse to stop the building’s removal. West said her request is that the inside and outside of the building be fully documented through photos.

The commission voted 3-2 against supporting the demolition request, but that only puts the commission on record as not being favorable to it.

“We did look at the potential of utilizing the building, or parts of the building,” Tuttle said.

But Tuttle said due to being poorly maintained, it would be a challenge to hold it together for even a short distance, and determined any fragments that would remain would be obliterated by the new project.

The proposed office would go up across the street from bankESB at 100 East St. and will take some of its design cues from that building, which has a pitched roof, white siding and a cupola.