A chapter in the history of The Harp on Richmond closes...

The Harp on Richmond Avenue is having one final blowout on Wednesday night for customers who have grown to love the place over the past 19 years.

But according to owner Declan Plunkett, the fun at 1625 Richmond isn't totally ending.

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On Wednesday morning Plunkett told Chron.com that Ted Baker, owner of neighboring bar Revelry on Richmond, purchased the bar and will close it down for a few weeks. According to Plunkett, Baker's aiming to open back up for St. Patrick's Day next month.

"That is the plan," Baker told Chron.com on Wednesday. "It will be a tight schedule."

"They bought me lock, stock and barrel," Plunkett told Chron.com as he was making preparations for the night's festivities. A weekend bash cleaned out the bar of beer and liquor, but he's reloaded for one more party.

"It will still be The Harp, but just under new management," Plunkett said. "We had been trying to work out a deal for some time and about two weeks back, we finally were able to."

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Back in December, Plunkett told Chron.com that before he opened the bar in October 1999, it was a massage school.

Eclectic seating arrangements made The Harp feel more like a living room or backyard lounge. It's a place where lawyers, chefs, construction workers, and artists have all rubbed shoulders. Potlucks, watch parties, and other special events have kept Houstonians coming back for fun and fellowship.

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Plunkett says that fans of the bar have been buying pictures and memorabilia off the wall in the past weeks.

"As we have been taking a bunch of pictures down, we have seen a bunch of sheetrock holes," Plunkett laughs. "I guess that's why I had pictures up."

Plunkett is looking forward to living full-time down in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He's split his time between Houston and his Mexican home for a few years now. He moved to Texas from Ireland in the early 80s and jumped right into the thriving Houston bar scene, carving out a niche of his own.

Anyone in the bar business knows that it does take a level of patience and attachment to make a bar special.

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Baker, who just opened Bobcat Teddy's Ice House in the old Jimmy's Ice House spot along White Oak Boulevard, will be spearheading the renovations of The Harp.

New bathrooms and an outdoor deck are in the cards. A new cocktail menu, Irish whiskey program, and other modern features are also coming. Right now Baker is working on staffing his new venture.

"There won't be a lot of changes at first," Baker said. "We will bring in more sunlight but it will always remain The Harp."

We can't see a reason why noted Harp traditions like heated darts matches and a twice-weekly grill night (which has a dedicated following of carnivores) won't live on in this next iteration of the bar.

Craig Hlavaty is a reporter for Chron.com and HoustonChronicle.com.