Facade Of Former Downtown Washington Bar Collapses

June 24, 2022 1:29 am

The facade of a former restaurant collapsed overnight.  The building, located at 352 South Main Street, used to house Hepinger’s Legacy Tavern.  Before that, it was known as Nunny’s Place.  Washington Mayor Scott Putnam told WJPA News that he didn’t have a lot of information at this time, but he did know that the new owners, Kush Property Management, were doing renovations without a building permit.  He said he hoped to have more information within the next several days.  Kush Property reportedly purchased the building for 120-thousand-dollars at an auction last year.  Putnam said he did not, at this time, know what caused the facade to collapse.  The collapse caused bricks and debris to fall onto the sidewalk.  There were no reported injuries.