Property Record
2617 WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | STEVENS POINT BREWERY |
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| Other Name: | STEVENS POINT BEVERAGE COMPANY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27632 |
| Location (Address): | 2617 WATER ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Additions: | 1897 1907 |
| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | brewery/distillery/winery |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Richard Griesser (Chicago, 1907) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Richard Griesser, an architect based in Chicago and a brewery specialist, remodeled and enlarged the brewry in 1907. An addition was added to this complex in 2011. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MILWAUKEE DAILY REPORTER 5/3/1996. Stevens Point Daily Journal. November 4, 1897, p. 1; April 23, 1898, p. 14; February 23, 1907, p. 8; March 16, 1907, p. 9. Apps, Jerry. Breweries of Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1992, pp. 147-155. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |