BELLEFONTE — The sale of the Gamble Mill in Bellefonte continues to be delayed, now with issues related to the transfer of the liquor license.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board website shows the license still in the name of KDP Bellefonte Inc., the entity that has been moving through bankruptcy proceedings.
“We’ve been anticipating closing on the property for months,” said Ralph Stewart, Bellefonte borough manager, at a town hall meeting June 8.
“The latest issue that we’re hearing is that the previous owner has some documentation to provide to the state liquor control board about either taxes or something and it’s down to the final sign-off and there’s something held up at that level,” he said.
According to prior statements from Bellefonte Borough administrators, Marian Bradley, of Montana, has been attempting to close on the Gamble Mill for some time. The community anticipated a closing on the historic property in May, but the month came and went. The Centre County Recorder of Deeds Office still shows the parcel remains the property of Dunlap Street LLC.
The location is also referred to as Lamb Mill, Thomas Mill, Wagner Mill and Bellefonte Flouring Mill, according to its application to the National Register of Historic Places. The original construction was completed by William Lamb in 1786 and was destroyed by fire in 1892 and rebuilt two years later. It was last used for grinding grain in 1947. It received its certification on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The new owners are expected to open a restaurant and microbrewery in the building, as had been the case in its last incarnation until it closed in 2015.
