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Norfolk County
Foxborough's housing is mostly late-20th-century. The median year built is 1976; 40% of units date from 1940 to 1979 and 18% from 2000 or later, while 15% predate 1940 (ACS B25034). Detached single-family homes make up 61% of units, with another fifth (20%) in buildings of five or more units (ACS B25024). Seventy-four percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A typical Foxborough service call is a two-car door on a 1970s or 1980s house with its original torsion spring finally giving out. We replace springs in matched pairs on two-spring doors so the door stays balanced, and we check cables and drums at the same visit (cable and drum repair). Owners replacing a dented flush-panel door often move to a raised-panel or carriage-look steel door. In condo buildings, the association usually decides on style, so we confirm before ordering.
The MHC inventory lists one local historic district in Foxborough, the Baker Street Local Historic District (2004), plus the Foxborough State Hospital on the National Register (1994). Under the state historic-district law, doors visible from a public way are exterior architectural features (MGL c.40C §5 and §6), so a house inside the Baker Street district may need the commission's sign-off before a door change that alters its look. A National Register listing on its own works differently, so ask the town whether any review applies.
The town's Inspections Department page says Foxborough moved to a new online permitting portal on May 1, 2023, and it now accepts all permit applications through that portal. The state's chart treats door replacement as a "maybe" for a building permit and door installation as a "yes" (mass.gov).
Doors: Clopay, Garaga, Wayne Dalton and Amarr. Openers: all types and brands, including LiftMaster, Chamberlain and Genie.
Foxborough is in Norfolk County. Nearby towns: Mansfield, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Walpole, Wrentham. Need a new opener? See garage door openers. Call (781) 602-0737, or see emergency service.
