HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Barrel House, a downtown Huntsville bar and grill that opened in July 2012, will shut its doors Saturday night, according to managing officer Straughan Bryant.

Barrel House, owned by Bryant's wife Lauren, is located above Crossroads Music Hall at 115 Clinton Ave., where Mason's Pub operated until January 2012.

Facing eviction earlier this year, Crossroads agreed to vacate its rented downtown storefront by May 9. Owner Jamie Hunter continues to operate the nightclub, but is searching for a new location.

Barrel House, a downtown Huntsville bar and grill that opened in July 2012, will shut its doors Saturday night. (Lucy Berry | lberry@al.com)

Barrel House employed 15 workers when it opened last summer, but Bryant said only four part-time employees remain. Relying on personal savings instead of loans, Bryant said he and his wife spent "a great deal of time and money" to complete renovations at the downtown building last year.

"Financially, it doesn't make sense to keep it open any longer when it has not become profitable," he said. "We had big plans for the place, and we thought we were going to be successful. Given time, it might have been, but we just ran out of time."

Since singer Rob Aldridge of the band Fatso was fined $500 for playing too loudly at Humphrey's Bar & Grill last month, Bryant said he's concerned about the city's noise ordinance impacting his business, which offers live music at least three nights a week.

"Downtown doesn't seem to be going in the direction we thought it was going to," he said. "We thought it would be a vibrant downtown atmosphere."

More than 440 residents have signed an online petition asking Huntsville city leaders to reevaluate the ordinance. The ordinance, started by Huntsville resident Chuck Harwood, is posted at www.change.org.

"We just want to thank our customers and guests," Bryant said. "We appreciate the support we got from the city of Huntsville and other communities around us. We've had a lot of overwhelming support and fans."

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