FOR SALE: Apalachin's Historic Ransom Steele Tavern

A popular Tioga County bar and music venue at a location dating back nearly two centuries is on the market.

The Ransom Steele Tavern property in Apalachin has been for listed for sale with an asking price of just under $900,000.

The building at the corner of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue has had a colorful past. According to a historical marker at the site, a tavern was opened there by Ransom Steele in 1831.

The Ransom Steele Tavern is on Main Street in Apalachin. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

A private school - The Barnaby Academy - was operated there for several years during the Civil War.

Diane Wood of Spirit Bear Realty said the property was first listed in July. She said while the owner, Michael Liberty Jr., is preparing to retire, the Ransom Steele Tavern is continuing to operate.

The historical marker at the Ransom Steele Tavern at 552 Main Street in Apalachin. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Liberty acquired the vacant run-down property in 2012. Prior to that, it had housed the Smokehouse Restaurant and the Apalachin Tavern.

After a massive renovation project, Ransom Steele opened in 2016. The venue now is operating Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Liberty could not be reached to comment on his decision to sell the property.

A glimpse inside the Ransom Steele Tavern on November 5, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

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