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A long-shuttered historic mansion in Leechburg reopened Sunday as 1st Street Cafe. The cafe occupies the space in the building formerly known as the Addison House Restaurant & Lounge. Serving specialty coffees and homemade desserts, the cafe opens at 6 a.m. and is the retirement project of Devra Gromley of
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The historic Addison House in Leechburg is set to reopen to the public after a five-year closure. The once-popular First Street eatery shut its doors in 2012 amid financial woes after the tragic death of co-owner Laura Stettmier in an October 2011 plane crash in West Virginia. John and Devra Gromley of Upper Burrell purchased Addison House in March 2015 for $106,000. The couple plan to name the business 1st Street Cafe. They intend to open sometime this year. “I don’t have a timeline on when we will open, and I’ve been laid off from my corporate job,” Devra Gromley said. “We love th...