Beaumont Hop House Marker

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Merton in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Beaumont Hop House

By Paul Fehrenbach, July 12, 2011

1. Beaumont Hop House Marker

Inscription. Growing of hops for commercial beer making purposes was important in Waukesha County agriculture during the 1860’s and for several decades thereafter. They were introduced here from new York by James Weaver of Sussex in 1837.

The Beaumont hop house of fieldstone construction covered by mortar, circa 1875, is 18 feet square and 32 feet high. A stove on the first floor was used to create heat which would rise and pass through the slatted second floor on which hops were placed to dry.

Ephram Beaumont (1834-1918) was prominent in local & county government and the County Agricultural Society.

Erected 1974 by Waukesha County Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-01.)

Location. 43° 7.819′ N, 88° 20.129′ W. Marker is in Merton, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker is on Rybeck Road (County Road Ef) east of Creekside Court, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Located in the Woodfield Village subdivision park. Marker is at or near this postal address: W29681 Rybeck Rd, Hartland WI 53029, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. First Baptist Church Of Merton (approx. 1.8 miles away); Martin C. Weber, Sr. (approx. 1.9 miles away); Village of Merton (approx. 2 miles away); Plainview School No. 4 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Stone Bank (approx. 3.8 miles away); Monches (approx. 3.9 miles away); Carl Schurz Forest (approx. 4.4 miles away); Pewaukee Village (approx. 4.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Merton.

By Paul Fehrenbach, July 12, 2011

2. Beaumont Hop House Marker

By Paul Fehrenbach, July 12, 2011

3. Beaumont Hop House Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 12, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 312 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.