Monday, July 14, 2025

1894 Brewers Addresses part 2

 While most of the homes of the brewers of 1894 have been replaced with other buildings or vacant lots, there are a few that still stand. Here are a few that still exist.

 
Christian Schmidt – 2004 W. Girard Avenue

 
Albert Baltz – 2818 West Girard Avenue
 
 
George W. Flach – 2823 Girard Street
 
 
Louis J. Bauer – 2826 West Girard Avenue
 
 
Charles H. Flach – 3010 Girard Street
 
 
Henry Schaefer - 3029 Girard Avenue
 
 
George Arnholt – 3031 Girard Avenue
 
Charles F. Schoening – 867 N. 29th Street
 
 
Louis Bergdoll – 929 N. 29th Street
 
Frank Baingo – 1261 N. 29th Street
 
 
Jacob Conrad – 2646 Brown Street
 

 

Saturday, July 12, 2025

1894 Brewers Addresses part 1

        Back in the day before Prohibition all the breweries and bottlers in Pennsylvania had to apply to renew their liquor license. All those businesses who applied had their business and home addresses printed in the local newspapers. From the Philadelphia Times edition of February 14, 1894 are the listed addresses where some of the brewers lived in that year. A lot of these homes do not exist any longer. Some of these addresses are vacant lots now while others have been replaced with newer building. However, there are some that still stand and in part 2 I'll post images of those.

Philip Guckes’ Sons

Philip Guckes – 822-834 St. John Street (brewery)

John M. Guckes – 1225 N. 6th Street

 

Andrew Rudolph Brewery

Andrew Rudolph – 495-497 N. 3rd Street (brewery/residence)

 

Weger Bros. Brewery

Charles T. Weger – 1818 N. Broad Street

Frank L. Weger – 1327 S. Broad Street

 

Gallivan & Co. Brewery

Gallivan & Co. – 723-725 N. 4th Street (brewery)

Jeremiah Gallivan – 523 N. 11th Street

 

John Roehm Brewery

John Roehm – 851 N. 4th Street

 

George Esslinger Brewery

George Esslinger – 417 N. 10th Street

 

John Weihmann Brewery

John Weihmann – 1216 Spring Garden Street

 

Louis Bergdoll Brewing Co.

Louis Bergdoll – 929 N. 29th Street

Charles F. Schoening – 867 N. 29th Street

 

Jacob Conrad's Keystone Brewery

Jacob Conrad – 2646 Brown Street

 

Philip Klein & Son Brewery

Philip Klein – 2310 Fairmount Avenue

Philip Klein Jr. – 2313 Wallace Street

 

C. Schmidt & Sons

Christian Schmidt – 2004 W. Girard Avenue

Frederick W. Schmidt – 2004 W. Girard Avenue

 

Joseph Kohnle Brewing Co.

Joseph Kohnle – 2209 N. 15th Street

 

William Heimgartner Brewery

William Heimgartner – 1230 Frankford Avenue

Rieger & Gretz Brewing Co.

Leonard Rieger – 1538 Germantown Avenue

William Gretz – 1546 Lawrence Street

 

E. Vollmer Brewery

Elizabeth Vollmer – 520 Jefferson Street

 

Philip Zaun Weiss Beer Brewery

Philip Zaun – 1425 Germantown Avenue

 

Frederick Feil Brewery

Frederick Feil – 2243 N. 6th Street

 

Theodore Finkenauer Brewery

Theodore Finkenauer – 1731 Franklin Street

 

Joseph Rieger & Sons Brewery

Joseph Rieger – 1648 Marshall Street

Albert J. Rieger – 1648 Marshall Street

Henry Rieger – 1648 Marshall Street

 

Christina Ruoff Brewery

Christina Ruoff – 2312 N. 2nd Street

 

Class & Nachod Brewery

Charles Class – 1803 N. 12th Street

 

Excelsior Brewing Co.

John Kellerman – 1825 Mervine Street

C. H. Dessart – 1429 Montgomery Avenue

 

George Kasper Brewery

George Kasper – 1629 N. 12th Street

 

Caroline Nichterlein Brewery

Caroline Nichterlein – 1707 N. 12th Street

 

Prospect Brewing Co.

Charles Wolter – 1401 N. 15th Street

Charles Wolter Jr. – 2429 N. 17th Street

Gustav Ludwig – 1609 N. 11th Street

 

Liebert & Obert Brewing Co.

Peter Liebert – 205 Mulberry Street

Herman Obert – 154 Oak Street


John C. Miller Brewing Co.

George J. Miller – 26 W. Penn Street

A.J. Miller – 74 Jefferson Street

 

Adolph Mischler Jr. Brewery

A. Mischler Jr. – 3301 Richmond Street

 

Falls Brewery

John Hohenadel – 3506 Queen Lane

 

Arnholt & Schaefer Brewing Co.

George Arnholt – 3031 Girard Avenue

Henry Schaefer - 3029 Girard Avenue

 

J. & P. Baltz Brewing Co.

Albert Baltz – 2818 West Girard Avenue

Louis J. Bauer – 2826 West Girard Avenue

 

Burg & Pfaender Brewery

Gotthard H. Burg – 3901 Baring Street

John M. Pfaender – 955 N. 44th Street

 

John F. Betz & Son

John F. Betz - 1716 N. Broad Street

 

Charles L. Braunwarth Brewery

Charles L. Braunwarth - 917 N. 28th Street

 

Henry Flach & Son Brewing Co.

Henry Flach – 1500 N. 52nd Street

Charles H. Flach – 3010 Girard Street

George W. Flach – 2823 Girard Street

 

George Keller Brewing Co.

Frank Baingo – 1261 N. 29th Street

 

F.A. Poth & Sons

Frederick A. Poth – 3300 Powelton Avenue

Frederick J. Poth – 3301 Powelton Avenue

 

G.F. Rothacker Brewing Co.

G.F. Rothacker Jr. – 1110 N. 40th Street

 

Peter Schemm & Son

Peter Schemm – 931 N. 8th Street

Peter A. Schemm – 931 N. 8th Street

 

Joseph Straubmuller Brewing Co.

Joseph Straubmuller - 2106 E. York Street

 

Weisbrod & Hess

George Weisbrod – 1924 E. Cumberland Street

Christian Hess – 2357 E. Cumberland Street

 

Amrhein & Hoch Brewery

George C. Amrhein – 3038 N. 6th Street

Albert Hoch – 2834 N. 6th Street

 

Philadelphia Brewing Co.

John McGlinn – 1415 N. 16th Street

 

Spaeth, Krautter & Hess Brewery

John Spaeth – 1115 W. Lehigh Avenue

Lewis Krautter – 1007 W. Lehigh Avenue

Henry Hess – 2544 N. 8th Street

 

Continental Brewing Co.

John Gardiner – 1800 Pine Street

Charles A. Topping – 1800 Pine Street

John Gardiner Jr. – 3813 Walnut Street

Frank H. Gardiner – 433 N. 33rd Street

 

Rising Sun Brewing Co.

John K. Petty – 204 N. 4th Street

Edward Neumann – 3049 N. 15th Street