Property Record
W62 N718 RIVEREDGE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ENGELS AND SCHAEFER BREWERY |
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| Other Name: | BEER BREWERY WORKS ART STUDIOS |
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| Reference Number: | 13314 |
| Location (Address): | W62 N718 RIVEREDGE |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1847 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | brewery/distillery/winery |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Washington Avenue Historic District) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS ON STONE SILLSCUT LIMESTONE QUOINSTRANSOMS OVER SEGMENTAL ARCH DOORSONE OF OLDEST BREWERIES IN SE WISCONSIN [Date Cnst:-1848] "One of the oldest breweries in southeastern Wisconsin, Cedarburg Brewery was constructed of limestone block with dressed quoins. Originally the Engels and Schaefer Brewery, its prominence as the Weber Brewery occurred after Dr. Fricke and Jonathan Weber Sr. purchased it about 1860. Under the ownership of Cedarburg entrepreneur John Weber Sr. it reached its peak production of 2,200 barrels annually. Operation ceased with Prohibition in 1920. Immediately to the south of the brewery is the brew master's home of limestone, faced with cream city brick. The southwest corner of the building was used as an office. Set back to the north of the brewery is the stable. Four decorative cupolas were destroyed by fire in 1943." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg |
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| Bibliographic References: | A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |