Lewis buys Park N Dine at Thursday auction

by Geoff Fox

A landmark restaurant in Hancock sold last week at auction to a man who already has a successful restaurant in Hancock.

Park N Dine was sold for $500,000 to Ben Lewis. Lewis owns Potomac River Grill on the 522 Bridge as well as Ben Lewis Plumbing in Clarksburg, Md.

The bid was for $470,000, however the lending bank has a right to bump it up to $500,000, said auctioneer Jonathan Melnick.

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