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38-544: The house was built in 1890. In 1911, the house underwent major renovations including conversion of some space into offices for the Lemp Brewery , which then ceased all production when it was sold to International Shoe Company at auction in 1922. The Lemps lived in the house until 1949 when Charles Lemp died by suicide in his bed. In 1950, the mansion became a boarding house ; throughout the next decade, it lost much of its ornate charm. The construction of Interstate 55 during

76-684: A cave in south St. Louis was used for this purpose as it provided natural refrigeration. The cave was below the eventual locations of the Lemp and Chatillon-DeMenil House and the Lemp Brewery on Cherokee Street . By the 1860s there were 40 breweries in the St. Louis area taking advantage of the caves along the Mississippi , with the Western Brewery emerging as one of the most successful. Adam's son William J. Lemp

114-597: A naturalized citizen in November 1841. He arrived in the United States in 1836, eventually settling in St. Louis in 1838. In the St. Louis city directory of 1840–41, he is listed as a grocer . Adam Lemp started a grocery store at Sixth and Morgan, called A. Lemp & Co., family grocery. This site is now occupied by the middle of the south side of The Dome at America's Center . In addition to typical groceries, Lemp sold his own vinegar and beer . By 1840 he focused solely on

152-527: A 13.7-acre (55,000 m ) pie-shaped site bounded by Cherokee Street on the north, Lemp Avenue on the west, and South Broadway on the southeast. The first brewhouse was constructed in 1865. When it was constructed by the Lemp Family, the Lemp Mansion , included a tunnel through the natural cave system leading to the Lemp Brewery. The Lemp Family would use this tunnel to go to work. The Lemp Brewery Complex

190-608: A branch of Falstaff in 1949. In 1987 St. Louis beer historian Steven J. DeBellis put Lemp beer back on the market as an American adjunct lager . The Lemp Brewing Co. currently contract brews Lemp beer through the Stevens Point Brewery in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. 38°35′28″N 90°13′3″W  /  38.59111°N 90.21750°W  / 38.59111; -90.21750 Frederick Pabst Johann Gottlieb Friedrich "Frederick" Pabst (March 28, 1836 – January 1, 1904)

228-421: A cholera epidemic. In Chicago, Frederick and his father had to eke out a living. For a while they worked as waiters and busboys. Frederick soon gave this up, however. Because he had enjoyed his voyage to America, he decided to become a cabin boy on a Lake Michigan steamer. By the time he was 21, Pabst had earned his pilot's license, and was captain of one of these vessels. In this capacity, he met Phillip Best,

266-481: A married couple. April 1941, Charles Lemp sent a letter to a south St. Louis funeral home requesting that in case of his death, his remains should be taken by ambulance to the Missouri Crematory. His body should not be bathed, clothed, or changed. His ashes should be put into a wicker box and buried on his farm. There were to be no funeral held or a notice put in the papers. Eight years later, he shot himself in

304-461: A murder masked as a suicide; a feature film exploring this idea, Lemp's Last Wright , previously titled The Case for Elsa Lemp , is in development. In 1939, William J. Lemp III, the only son of Billy Lemp, licensed the Lemp name to Central Breweries of East St. Louis. Central Breweries renamed itself the William J. Lemp Brewing Company and began a grand marketing campaign resulting in increased sales of

342-1111: The Das Neue Deutsche Stadt-Theater (The New German City Theater), but it was destroyed in a fire. Pabst ordered it rebuilt at once and the newly named Pabst Theater opened in 1895. It still is in use today. The Pabst Mansion along Wisconsin Avenue is a well-known Milwaukee tourist attraction and was the Pabst family home from 1892 to 1908. Pabst was married in 1862 and had 10 children. Five survived to adulthood: Elizabeth (von Ernst, 1865-1891), Gustave (1866–1943), Marie (Goodrich, 1868–1947), Frederick, Jr. (1869–1958), and Emma (Nunnemacher, 1871–1943). The Pabsts also adopted Elizabeth's daughter, Elsbeth, after Elizabeth died unexpectedly in 1891. He had two stock farms, one in Wauwatosa and one in Calhoun for raising Percheron horses. The original stock had been imported by him from France. Pabst

380-572: The Meramec River in 1911. " Cragwold ", in western Kirkwood, had an observation tower , two servants' houses, and a collection of birds, antelope, sheep, yaks, buffalo and other animals. After his retirement, Edwin dedicated himself to many charitable causes, primarily the St. Louis Zoo . He donated family portraits and items related to the history of the brewery to the Missouri History Museum in

418-503: The Meramec River near what later became Sunset Hills, Missouri . By 1914, he lived at Alswel full-time. The Lemp Brewery suffered in the early 1920s when Prohibition began. The brewery was shut down and the Falstaff trademark was sold to Lemp's friend, "Papa Joe" Griesedieck. The brewery complex was sold at auction to International Shoe Company for $ 588,000. On December 29, 1922, Billy Lemp shot himself in his office. Elsa Lemp Wright,

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456-421: The 1840s, Lemp moved the brewery to a larger complex in south St. Louis and began training his son, William J. Lemp, to take over the operations. The elder Lemp died in 1862, with his estate being valued at $ 20,000. William J. Lemp then took over the brewery and purchased the property that would become the Lemp Brewery complex in 1864. This property at 3500 Lemp Avenue, still stands in St. Louis today. After

494-520: The 1950s. In 1970, Edwin died at the age of 90. His final order to his caretaker was to destroy his art collection and family heirlooms. In 2010 the mansion was investigated by The Atlantic Paranormal Society , which was featured on the September 29 episode of Ghost Hunters . In 2023, this mansion was investigated in episode 8 of the series Living for the Dead . Lemp Brewery The Lemp Brewery

532-406: The 1960s led to the destruction of much of the grounds and one of the carriage houses. Although many of the original details of the home have been replaced, there are still some remaining pieces. The decorative iron gates from the open-air elevator can be viewed from the basement restaurant. In the office where William Lemp, Jr. died by suicide, there is still an Italian marble mantel. The ceiling in

570-493: The Western Brewery as owner and operator. In 1864 he began building a larger brewery above the caves where Western had been storing its goods. Under William Lemp, the Western Brewery became the largest brewery in St. Louis, and then, the largest outside of New York with a single owner. William began to brew and bottle the beer in the same facility to meet growing demand, a practice that was rare at that time. Further demonstrating his innovation and business sense, in 1878 he installed

608-641: The beer as the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Instead of correcting the public, Pabst just wisely renamed it. He trademarked the Blue Ribbon in 1900. Pabst built a 14-story Pabst Building in downtown Milwaukee and also helped organize the Wisconsin National Bank , in 1893. Pabst purchased the old Nunnemacher Grand Opera House, located opposite the Milwaukee City Hall , in 1890, and turned it into

646-544: The buildings were also used for several seasons during the 1990s as a Halloween haunted house and were rented out for rave parties. The main building is now abandoned. In 1939 the struggling Central Brewing Company of East St. Louis Illinois renamed itself as the Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Company. For 6 years they existed as the Lemp Brewery before changing their name again, to the EMS Brewing Co., in 1945. The brewery would soon close as

684-574: The continually increasing trade. He became president of the corporation in 1873. Later, the brewing company's name was changed to the Pabst Brewing Company. In 1889, Pabst spent $ 30,000 to take advantage of prime shoreline along Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 's unique location, just north of the city of Milwaukee, by developing a popular lakeshore resort, which he called the Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort. As many as 10,000 visitors came to

722-514: The first refrigeration machine in an American brewery, and then extended the idea to refrigerated railway cars, in a successful attempt to be the first beer in the United States with a national reach. Soon, Lemp Beer was sold worldwide. In 1892, the William J. Lemp Brewing Company was founded from the Western Brewery with William as President, his son William Jr. as Vice-President, and his son Louis as Superintendent. William J. "Billy" Lemp, Jr.,

760-423: The head, leaving the following suicide note : "St. Louis Mo/May 10, 1949, In case I am found dead blame it on no one but me. Ch. A. Lemp". After Charles' death, the only surviving son of William Sr. was Edwin Lemp. (Louis Lemp, the second oldest son, had died of natural causes in 1931.) Edwin, the youngest son, had worked in the brewery until 1913. He then retired at "Cragwold", the estate he had built overlooking

798-459: The implementation of Prohibition in the United States in 1919, the Lemp Brewery was unable to continue its beer brewing operations, and its near beer product (known as Cerva) was not profitable. In 1920, the Lemp Brewery's factory complex and brands were sold to other beer brewing companies. The brewery is built upon a complex of natural caves which were once used for the lagering of beer by early German brewers. Caves are naturally cool, which

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836-533: The manufacture and sale of beer, forming Western Brewery at 37 South Second Street (about where the south leg of the Arch now stands). Adam Lemp’s beer became very popular due to the increase of German population in the area. Lemp was one of the first in the country to produce German lager , which was a great difference from the English ale and porters . The business prospered, and when a large storage space became necessary,

874-408: The new Lemp Beer. The contract was terminated by Ems Brewing, which bought out Lemp in 1945. Charles Lemp, the third son of William Sr., was the final Lemp to live in the mansion, starting in 1929. He had left the brewery in 1917, to go into banking and finance. He had also dabbled in politics, influencing many southside wards. He never married and lived with his dog in the mansion with two servants,

912-602: The owner of a small but prosperous brewery founded by his father, Jacob Best , in 1844 in Milwaukee. Pabst married Best's daughter, Maria, on March 25, 1862. For the next year and a half, Pabst continued to ply the waters of Lake Michigan as a ship's captain, until an accident in December 1863 led to a change in career. While trying to bring his craft into Milwaukee harbor, Pabst's ship ran aground. A short while later, Pabst purchased half of Best's brewing company. In 1864, when Pabst

950-462: The park was closed. In 1915, the land was subdivided into residential lots. The brewing company's renowned " Blue Ribbon " label was introduced in the 1890s. The beer never actually won a blue ribbon. During some festivals (i.e. World's Fair in Chicago), Pabst placed a blue ribbon around his Best beer (named after founder Phillip Best), so it would stand out among the others. People would start identifying

988-509: The parlor is hand-painted, and the mantels are intricately carved African mahogany. The main bathroom includes a glass-enclosed shower that Lemp brought back to St. Louis from an Italian hotel. The three vaults where the Lemps stored their art pieces are located in the rear of the home. The patriarch of the Lemp Family was Johann "Adam" Lemp, born in 1798 in Grüningen (Pohlheim) , Germany . He became

1026-464: The resort on a summer day by horse and buggy, railroad, trolley, or excursion steamer, to enjoy the scenic view, to ride the Ferris wheel , attend daily concerts (double concerts on Sunday), rent row boats, watch outdoor movies, drink Pabst's beer, and dine on fine fare, including five types of whitefish netted daily in the adjoining bay. The resort's popularity faded in 1914 at the start of World War I and

1064-649: The youngest child of William Sr. married Thomas Wright, president of the More-Jones Brass and Metal Company in 1910. They separated in 1918 and in February, 1919, Elsa filed for divorce. She cited, among other things, damage to her mental and physical health. The divorce was granted after a trial, but Elsa and Thomas soon reconciled and remarried in March 1920. Later that month on March 20, Elsa shot herself while in bed at their house at 13 Hortense Place. Some suspect her death to be

1102-470: The “Lavender Lady” for her lavender-colored wardrobe and carriages. She filed for divorce in 1908, charging Billy with desertion, cruel treatment and other indignities. Their divorce proceedings lasted 11 days and ended in Lillian being granted her divorce and custody of William III - their only child - with Billy given only visitation rights. After the trial, Billy built "Alswel" - his country home overlooking

1140-672: Was a German-American brewer for whom the Pabst Brewing Company was named. Pabst was born on March 28, 1836, in the village of Nikolausrieth , in the Province of Saxony , in the Kingdom of Prussia . Friedrich was the second child of Gottlieb Pabst, a local farmer, and his wife, Johanna Friederike. In 1848, he emigrated with his parents to the United States, settling first in Milwaukee , and then Chicago . The following year, his mother died in

1178-702: Was a beer brewing company established in 1840 in St. Louis, Missouri that was acquired by the Griesedieck Beverage Company in 1920, which subsequently became the Falstaff Brewing Corporation . The brewery complex property consists of 27 buildings on a 13.7-acre (0.055 km ) site in the Marine Villa neighborhood. St. Louisian Steve DeBellis has been the owner of the Lemp Brewing Company trademark since 1988. Johann Adam Lemp

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1216-476: Was born in 1798 in Eschwege, Germany , and two years after his arrival in the United States in 1836, he moved to St. Louis. He sought to make his fortune by becoming a grocer ; however he abandoned this dream when he realized his grocery store was more popular for its lager beer than for its groceries. In 1840, Adam Lemp closed his grocery and opened a brewery and saloon , then known as the Western Brewery. During

1254-556: Was born in Germany in 1835. After completing his education at Saint Louis University , he worked at the Western Brewery until he left the company to form a partnership with another brewer. In 1861, he enlisted in the United States Army , and achieved the rank of Orderly Sergeant. On December 3, 1861, he married Julia Feickert. Their daughter Annie Lemp Konta became a writer. On August 23, 1862, Adam Lemp died, and William returned to

1292-456: Was born on August 13, 1867. Like his father, he went to St. Louis University and then studied the art of brewing. However, it was William Sr.'s fourth son, Frederick, born in 1873, whom he hoped to groom to take over the company. Unknown to William Sr. and his family, Frederick had significant health problems. On December 12, 1901, Frederick died of heart failure due to complication of diseases. William Sr. became despondent and slowly declined. He

1330-464: Was dealt another blow on January 1, 1904, when his best friend Frederick Pabst died. On the morning of February 13, 1904, William Lemp died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 10:15 a.m. On November 7, 1904, William J. "Billy" Lemp, Jr., took over the brewing company as president. Billy had married Lillian Handlan five years earlier, and they moved to a new home at 3343 South 13th Street. Lillian Handlan Lemp was, allegedly, nicknamed

1368-480: Was especially attractive to brewers before the advent of refrigeration. Several breweries were built atop these natural caves, which were altered to suit their purposes. Stone arches and brick ceilings prevented water seepage and uneven cave floors were paved with brick. In addition to being used for the storage and lagering of beer, such naturally cool places were sometimes employed as beer gardens , places for entertainment. The Lemp Brewery consists of 27 buildings on

1406-621: Was purchased by International Shoe Company in 1922 and they occupied the complex until approximately 1980. Although most of the buildings originally constructed by the Lemp Brewing Company remain on the property, International Shoe Company had demolished a few buildings and constructed a new building in the southern corner of the property in approximately 1950. The Lemp Brewery Complex currently consists of 27 buildings that have been semi-occupied by various tenants for light industrial, commercial, and warehousing uses, office space, and artist studios since approximately 1980. The extensive basements under

1444-474: Was taken into partnership in his father-in-law's brewery , he began to study the details of the business. After obtaining a thorough mastery of the art of brewing, Pabst turned his attention to extending the market for the beer , and before long, had raised the output of the Best brewery to 100,000 barrels a year. The brewery was eventually converted into a public company and its capital repeatedly increased to cope with

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