"There is a deep history in this building," said Chris Raudabaugh, owner of Art Printing, located at 131 Locust St. in Columbia. The building makes the perfect site for the printing business, which also has a deep history - it celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

"Art Printing started in 1922 on King Street in Lancaster," Chris noted. It moved to the Cabbage Hill neighborhood in Lancaster in the early 1970s. After graduating from Conestoga Valley High School, Chris worked for several printers before walking into Art Printing one day in 2000. The business wasn't hiring, but Chris made a case for himself, and he got the job. By 2004, he was the owner, and by 2017, he was looking to move the business out of Lancaster city. He learned that the building on Locust Street was for sale. "It was S&G Printing at the time, so it was already set up as a print shop," Chris recalled. "It was a perfect fit."

Chris admits he was anxious about moving a longtime company, but his wife, Amy, was excited. "As soon as I saw this building, I wanted it," she said. She was drawn to the building's unique architecture, history and reputation as a haunted site.

Constructed in 1804 for Samuel Miller, the building also housed the Columbia Bank and Bridge Company and was a stop on the Underground Railroad, Chris said. "It's been said members of the Union Army had meetings here to discuss the burning of the bridge," he noted, referring to the well-known local event often recognized as a turning point of the Civil War. Brenneman's Feed Mill moved into the building in the late 1800s. In the 1920s, the Baker Toy Company moved in, followed by S&G Printing before Art Printing took up residence.

The building's long and colorful history has led many to believe - Amy and Chris included - that the premises are haunted. Chris has been alone in the building when the dial on his grandmother's old-fashioned radio has moved, or clock hands have spun. He's heard footsteps upstairs, and he tries to avoid the building's third floor, which he deems "creepy." Amy said she has photographic evidence of ghosts, and as recently as mid-June, she was nudged down a step by an unseen force. The spooky atmosphere of the building makes it the perfect location for Ghost Tours on Locust, which also operates out of the site.

Art Printing serves customers throughout Lancaster, York and Harrisburg, with three types of full-service printing: letterpress, offset and digital. Chris is a jack of all trades in the company, doing everything from printing and binding to deliveries. "I like to get out to see my customers," he said. "How many companies do you know where the owner hand-delivers the product?"

Looking to the future, Chris and Amy plan to continue to renovate the building, restoring it to be historically accurate. In the meantime, they are enjoying being a part of Columbia. "Columbia is a growing town," Chris said. "Great things are happening here."