Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cincinnati Breweries
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Remaining Brewery Structures
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. Cincinnati Breweries Marker (Side A)
Cincinnati Breweries
The Brewery District contains the majority of Cincinnati's remaining breweries and associated structures such as icehouses, bottling buildings, offices, and stables. With the first brewery north of Liberty Street founded in 1829, German immigrants fueled the growth of the brewing industry; by 1891, Cincinnati breweries produced over four barrels of beer per resident annually, almost twice as much as any other city in the nation. The brick breweries were typically designed in the Romanesque Revival style, and larger complexes often covered multiple city blocks. To produce the lager style beer common by 1860, typically very deep basements were dug or tunnels were cut into hillsides for the lagering process. At the height of production, 18 of the 36 breweries in greater Cincinnati were operating in Over-the-Rhine and the West End. Prohibition in 1919 closed most of the breweries permanently.
Remaining Brewery Structures
[A map shows locations for:]
1. Klotter & Sons/Bellevue
2. Germania
3. Jung
4. Dayton St./John Hauck/Red Top
5. Schoenling/Boston Beer
6. Windisch-Muhlhausen/Lion/Burger
7. Sohn/Mohawk/Clyffside/Red Top
8. George Weber/Jackson
9. Christian Moerlein
10. Lafayette
11. John Kauffman
12. Buckeye/Hudepohl
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13. Schaller Bros. Main St.
Erected 2008 by The Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 72-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 7.167′ N, 84° 31.341′ W. Marker was in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It was in Over-The-Rhine. It was on McMicken Avenue 0 miles west of Dunlap Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on the north side of Hanna Playground. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 244 W McMicken Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Mohawk Honor Roll (approx. Ό mile away); 1819 Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away); 130-134 West Elder (approx. 0.3 miles away); 128 West Elder (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1818-1824 Race (approx. 0.3 miles away); 126 West Elder (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1801 Elm
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
2. Remaining Brewery Structures Marker (Side B)
Regarding Cincinnati Breweries / Remaining Brewery Structures. The Clyffside Lofts are being developed at 244 W. McMicken Avenue, in the building that formerly housed, beginning in 1887, the William S. Sohn Brewing Company, the Mohawk Brewing Company, the Clyffside Brewing Company and the Red Top Brewing Company.
Also see . . . Cincinnatis Historic Breweries. The Gnarly Gnome website entry (Submitted on November 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
3. Remaining Brewery Structures Marker Map Detail
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4. Cincinnati Breweries / Remaining Brewery Structures Marker
Looking west toward the former Clyffside brewery.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
5. The Former Clyffside Brewery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
6. Facade of Former Clyffside Brewery
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7. Six-Pointed Star Detail on Former Clyffside Brewery
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8. Whimsical Detail Including Beer Barrels on Former Clyffside Brewery
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9. Construction Date on Former Clyffside Brewery
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, August 4, 2024
10. Cincinnati Breweries / Remaining Brewery Structures Marker remnants and post
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,275 times since then and 129 times this year. Last updated on August 4, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 26, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 10. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
