Property Record
212 E NORTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Weber-Bethesda Brewery |
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| Other Name: | Electric Motors Sales |
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| Reference Number: | 94251 |
| Location (Address): | 212 E NORTH ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | 1946 |
| Survey Date: | 20092014 |
| Historic Use: | brewery/distillery/winery |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Southern portion of building built by Stephen Weber from 1870-73. A German immigrant, Weber's brewery was producing 2,200 barrels of beer by 1882. During Prohibition the brewery was converted into a dairy prior to 1933 when it again produced beer. Northern portion of building constructed in 1946-47 as a bottling house. In 1958, this brewery merged with Fox Head Brewing Company of Waukesha, which consolidated operations at their plant. Subject building converted to auto-related activities. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HNTB, Spring City's Past, intensive survey (1982, amended 1997); Sanborn Maps |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |