LEWISBURG, Pa. — A hospital in central Pennsylvania is buying a popular restaurant that closed earlier this year.
Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg announced Wednesday that it plans to purchase the former Country Cupboard Restaurant and Gift Shops property at the corner of Hafer Road and Route 15.
The sale is expected to be finalized next month.
Evangelical Community Hospital has not said how the building will be used.
"We sort of made it known that we were interested in acquiring the property should they sell it, and we've been in confidential conversations for a little while," said Kendra Aucker, President and CEO of Evangelical Community Hospital.
The hospital owns more than 60 acres of real estate in the Lewisburg area. Aucker says the sale is expected to be finalized next month. Aucker did not say how the building will be used, but she did say it will not be turned into another restaurant.
"We hope at some point to do something good with that property. But for now, it's just part of our land as we use as contiguous space as part of future development of the hospital."
The purchase price was not disclosed.
Country Cupboard closed in February after nearly five decades in business. The place was known for its large buffet, bakery, greenhouse, and shops.
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