NEWTOWN (AP) - The home of the man who carried out the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school has been demolished, town officials said Tuesday. The contractor who did the job, Manafort Brothers, demolished the property at no cost to the township.

The two-acre lot where the 3,100-square-foot house once stood in a leafy, suburban neighborhood will be left as open space under a plan approved by town officials.

Several neighbors had asked for the building to be taken down, describing it as a constant reminder of the tragedy. Among them, Dave Ackart said in a letter: "Not only is the property a constant reminder of the evil that resided there — those of us who walk, run, drive, ride or otherwise must pass it multiple times a day, are having a hard time moving on."

Adam Lanza killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, inside the house on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, then drove to the school where he gunned down 20 children and six adults before committing suicide.

The yellow house with green shutters on Yogananda Street was torn down Monday.

First Selectman Pat Llodra said Tuesday that the demolition of the foundation and driveway would be completed within another day and that plans call for the land to be leveled this spring and new plantings started.

Everything inside the home, including rugs and lighting fixtures, had previously been removed and incinerated so that no remnants were available to become memorabilia.

The Lanza family moved from southern New Hampshire and bought the new house in 1998.

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