Mount Joy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Central Hotel and Alois Bube Brewery

Mount Joy

— Built 1879 —

The Central Hotel and Alois Bube Brewery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, February 12, 2026

1. The Central Hotel and Alois Bube Brewery Marker

Inscription. In 1869 Alois Bube came to the United States as a twenty-five-year-old Bavarian immigrant. In 1876 he purchased a small brewery at this location from Philip Frank 'the Maltster'. Three years later Alois erected a larger Brewery and the Central Hotel here. Bube's Brewery is the only one, of hundreds of "Lager Era" breweries remaining intact in the United States today. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2024 by Eagle Scout Project Tristan Bair Trooop 349.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Immigration • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 40° 6.713′ N, 76° 30.172′ W. Marker is in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on North Market Street north of Old Market Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 North Market Street, Mount Joy PA 17552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Central Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mount Joy Hall (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Philip Frank House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Joy Train Station History

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Washington House (approx. ¼ mile away); Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Cemetery Road School House (approx. ¼ mile away); Clarence Schock Memorial Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Joy.

Photographed by William Pope, February 12, 2026

2. The Central Hotel and Alois Bube Brewery Marker

Photographed by William Pope, February 12, 2026

3. The Central Hotel and Alois Bube Brewery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2026, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2026, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.