BELLEVILLE – A historic building in Belleville has been restored.
Located at 1112 West Main in Belleville, the new Harp Pub opened in December, but the journey to restoring the building was several years in the making. Co-owner Glen McElligott shared that the community has expressed excitement about a new restaurant in town, with many people thanking him for keeping the building’s vintage roots.
“She’s an old building. She dates back to 1850, and she had a few little quirks with her, but she’s got good bones,” McElligott said. “I just couldn’t see an older building with good bones just dressed up to look brand new. So for me, a lot of it was material to kind of keep her looking the vintage style. And I think we did a good job.”…