The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company
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The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company
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| Location | Jersey City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Demolished | 1997 |
| NRHP Reference # | 84002707[1] |
| NJRHP # | 1517[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1984 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 17, 1984 |
The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company was founded in 1869 by Henry B. Lembeck and John F. Betz in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The brewery, bounded by 9th, 10th, Grove, and Henderson streets in downtown Jersey City, developed into one of the most famous, best-equipped, and financially successful breweries on the East Coast of the United States. In 1889, Lembeck started producing lager beer in addition to the traditional pale ale they had been brewing.[3] The brewery grew through the later part of the 19th century, eventually occupying seventeen city lots.[4] The company was incorporated in May 1890. Since 1869, the brewery grew to become the fourth-largest brewery in New Jersey.[5]
Lembeck died in 1904 and his sons Gustav and Otto took over running the brewery. The brewery closed during Prohibition. The facility was later sold and converted into a refrigeration plant. In 1984, the area was designated the Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company District on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] The brewery buildings were demolished in 1997.[4]
See also
References
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- ↑ The United Nations of Beer - The history of New Jersey breweries, accessed December 29, 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jersey City - Past and Present, accessed December 29, 2007
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- ↑ National Register of Historic Places, accessed December 29, 2007
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-113, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery"
- HAER No. NJ-113-A, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Original Brew House"
- HAER No. NJ-113-B, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Second Brew House"
- HAER No. NJ-113-C, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Lager Brew House"
- HAER No. NJ-113-D, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Bottling House & Storehouse"
- HAER No. NJ-113-E, "Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Lager Plant Addition"
- Picture of embossed beer bottle
