John “Biff” Hockenberger, Randall Hart, Harmony Fire District President Kevin Behun, Chief Scott Garing and Assistant Chief Justin Hart stand in front of Jack Hockenberger Motors, the site of the future Harmony Fire District's station on Main Street in Zelienople, Monday morning. Randall Hart donated $5,800 to the fire district, both to help fund the fire company's new station and to do so in an historical manner.

ZELIENOPLE — The Hart family sold its Main Street home to Joe Travoli in 1956, who turned it into a Mercury car dealership.

Seven years later, in 1963, Travoli sold it to Jack Hockenberger.

Now, Jack Hockenberger Motors is being torn down to make room for the Harmony Fire District's new station, Randall Hart of Zelienople brought a historical twist to the fire department's acquisition.

On Monday morning, Hart presented the district with a check for $5,800 — the price for which his parents sold their house 65 years ago — and a copy of the deed from when his family owned the property.

“It's a nice way to do a donation and do it from a historical perspective,” said Hart, whose son, Justin, is an officer in the fire company.

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