Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hudepohl Brewing Co.
Brewing Heritage Trail
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1. Hudepohl Brewing Co. Marker
Louis Hudepohl II and George Kotte sold their liquor business and reopened the dormant Koehler Brewery in 1885. The brewery was so successful that they built new facilities and quadrupled capacity over the following nine years, becoming one of the largest breweries in the state.
In 1900, following Kotte's unexpected death, Hudepohl became the sole owner of the newly incorporated Hudepohl Brewing Company. A Cincinnatian from birth, Hudepohl became the city's first American-born beer baron. Sons-in-law Pohl and Schilderink took over following Hudepohl's death in 1902. The brewery was one of the few in the city to survive Prohibition. It gradually moved all operations to W. 6th St. during the 1950s and 1960s.
1860s Louis Hudepohl II sold both liquor and real estate from the same storefront.
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Hudepohl Brewing Co.
Established: Circa 1852
Original name: Gottfried Koehler Co. Brewery
Operated as brewing facility: 1852-1967
Prohibition: Made soft drinks & near beer, then distributed for others. Narrowly avoided arrests for full-beer production.
Post-Prohibition: Resumed production in 1933.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 39° 6.937′ N, 84° 30.941′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. It is on East McMicken Avenue south of East Elder Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 E McMicken Ave, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Keeping Beer Flowing into Glasses and Growlers (within shouting distance of this marker); 1730 Race (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1800 Race (about 700 feet away); 101 West Elder (about 800 feet away); Cincinnati Gilded Brew / Our Brewing Heritage (about 800 feet away); 1818-1824 Race (about 800 feet away); 100-104 West Elder (about 800 feet away); 103 West Elder (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Findlay Market / General James Findlay (17701835) (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 123 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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