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[[Image:invitation.jpg|left|thumb|400px|Invitation to the grand opening of the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:invitation.jpg|left|thumb|400px|Invitation to the grand opening of the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
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DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY. Increased demand for beer prompted four local [[BREWERIES]] to consolidate in May 1892. Joining together to form the [[DUBUQUE MALTING COMPANY]] were the [[DUBUQUE BREWING COMPANY]], [[NORTHERN BREWING COMPANY]], [[IOWA BREWERY]], and the [[WESTERN BREWERY]]. Initially the new company used as its office the Heeb Brewery at 2127 Couler (Central). (1) The site selected for the new brewery was 30th and Jackson. Construction began in 1895 and the brewery opened for business on May 7, 1896. (2) | DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY. Increased demand for beer prompted four local [[BREWERIES]] to consolidate in May 1892. Joining together to form the [[DUBUQUE MALTING COMPANY]] were the [[DUBUQUE BREWING COMPANY]], [[NORTHERN BREWING COMPANY]], [[IOWA BREWERY]], and the [[WESTERN BREWERY]]. Initially the new company used as its office the Heeb Brewery at 2127 Couler (Central). (1) The site selected for the new brewery was 30th and Jackson. Construction began in 1895 and the brewery opened for business on May 7, 1896. (2) | ||
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[[CORN BELT PACKING COMPANY]], a local meat packing firm, opened for business in the former brewery on October 15, 1919. | [[CORN BELT PACKING COMPANY]], a local meat packing firm, opened for business in the former brewery on October 15, 1919. | ||
[[Image:dbposter.jpg| | [[Image:dbposter.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]In 1933 the brewery was purchased by the Wisconsin Trades Corporation, a syndicate of Milwaukee investors and renamed the Julien Dubuque Brewing Company. (14) Joseph Marko, a member of the syndicate and engineer in charge of construction and M.L. Blumenthal, the head of the syndicate, initially stated their belief that the brewery would be in operation by January 1, 1934 with a product to market by April, 1934. (15) A building permit was taken out by the group for $95,000 to use in remodeling and an estimated one hundred local workers were employed (16) Although the syndicate owned the building until 1937, it never reopened. Beginning in 1940 the was used by the [[DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY]] as a ham storage warehouse. [[H & W MOTOR EXPRESS]] later used the location as a home office and terminal. | ||
In 1941 H & W had the frame viaduct that connected the bottling department with the distribution building torn down. Extending across East 30th east of Washington Street, the viaduct, officials claimed, posed a fire and traffic hazard. (17) | In 1941 H & W had the frame viaduct that connected the bottling department with the distribution building torn down. Extending across East 30th east of Washington Street, the viaduct, officials claimed, posed a fire and traffic hazard. (17) | ||
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DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY. Increased demand for beer prompted four local BREWERIES to consolidate in May 1892. Joining together to form the DUBUQUE MALTING COMPANY were the DUBUQUE BREWING COMPANY, NORTHERN BREWING COMPANY, IOWA BREWERY, and the WESTERN BREWERY. Initially the new company used as its office the Heeb Brewery at 2127 Couler (Central). (1) The site selected for the new brewery was 30th and Jackson. Construction began in 1895 and the brewery opened for business on May 7, 1896. (2)
On the opening day, an estimated 20,000 visitors inspected the plant. (3) The supply of 15,000 souvenirs the company had purchased for the event was exhausted by 2:00 p.m. (4)
The resulting company at 30th and Jackson STREETS covered ten acres with modern buildings and machinery costing $500,000. (5) The annual production capacity was 300,000 barrels of beer. Water was supplied from an artesian well on the premises while hops for the beer were imported from Bavaria. The refrigerating plant had a capacity of 200 tons of ice daily. (6)
In 1910, Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company was the largest manufacturer in Iowa and outside of St. Louis and Milwaukee there were no businesses of its type that compared with it in size. (7) The firm of FRIDOLIN HEER AND SONS was hired to draw up the plans. (8) The plant, then considered the most modern of its type in the country, was estimated to have 224,500 square feet of floor space.
Transportation of beer was handled by trucks, refrigerated railroad cars, and wagons. "Big electric trucks" operated in Dubuque for city delivery. (9) The first of their kind ever used in Iowa, the trucks operated with a twenty horse-power motor and 110-volt storage batteries that ran thirty miles on one charge. (10) The trucks weighed 9,800 pounds and could carry a load of 10,000 pounds at a speed of six miles per hour on level ground and could manage ten percent grades with a full load. (11) The company also owned a fleet of refrigerated railroad cars designed for their use. A herd of eighty horses was maintained by the company to pulled wagons. (12)
Although the brewery was operated twenty-four hours daily, visitors were welcome at any time. A guide was provided to explain the operation of each of the departments. (13)
In 1916 PROHIBITION closed the brewery. Legends persist that Alphonse CAPONE used the facilities and shipped out its illegal beer in milk cans.
CORN BELT PACKING COMPANY, a local meat packing firm, opened for business in the former brewery on October 15, 1919.
In 1933 the brewery was purchased by the Wisconsin Trades Corporation, a syndicate of Milwaukee investors and renamed the Julien Dubuque Brewing Company. (14) Joseph Marko, a member of the syndicate and engineer in charge of construction and M.L. Blumenthal, the head of the syndicate, initially stated their belief that the brewery would be in operation by January 1, 1934 with a product to market by April, 1934. (15) A building permit was taken out by the group for $95,000 to use in remodeling and an estimated one hundred local workers were employed (16) Although the syndicate owned the building until 1937, it never reopened. Beginning in 1940 the was used by the DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY as a ham storage warehouse. H & W MOTOR EXPRESS later used the location as a home office and terminal.
In 1941 H & W had the frame viaduct that connected the bottling department with the distribution building torn down. Extending across East 30th east of Washington Street, the viaduct, officials claimed, posed a fire and traffic hazard. (17)
In 1977 the home of the former Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company was placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The two corporate owners, H & W and the Dubuque Packing Company, protested the designation. A spokesman for Dubuque Pack stated that the designation might restrict the building's owners from "improving the property for use to the best advantage." (18) The Division of Historic Preservation of the Iowa State Historical Department removed the buildings from the Iowa register.
The city council hastily established a conservation district in November 2005 after learning the owners sought a demolition permit. The original plan was to sell the bricks and steel at a hefty profit, but historic preservationists pursued an avenue to prevent the structure's loss. As part of a conservation district, the Historic Preservation Commission gets first review of demolition permits.
In the fall of 2008 the city considered including the building in a new urban renewal district. The concept developed because the DUBUQUE STAMPING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY was planning a multi-million dollar expansion project. The city could create tax incentives that would make it less expensive for a developer to expand, or restore a building here.
In 2010 the building became subject to the city's Demolition by Neglect enforcement ordinance. The building's condition made the cost of repairs exorbitant. The owners requested the conservation district be removed to provide them an opportunity to demolish the most deteriorated parts of the structure. They also contacted DUBUQUE MAIN STREET, LTD. for help in finding grants and funding sources. Potential funding included tax-increment financing, federal and state historic tax credits and new-market tax credits.
Although bricks sometimes fall from the facade, the structure in 2010 was considered sound. Outside walls are 2 feet and seven bricks deep.
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Source:
1. "Dubuque Once Great Brewing Center; In 1892 Four Breweries Did Rushing Business Here; One Covered Ten Acres," Telegraph Herald and Times Journal, Apr. 2, 1933, p. 3. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Or4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2911,6272068&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. "Burgeoning Brewing," Telegraph Herald, July 14, 1977, p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SNFBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OKoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6514,1733007&dq=a+heeb+brewing+company&hl=en
6. "Dubuque's Malting Company's Plant Unexcelled in Country,
7. Ibid.
8. "Dubuque Once Great Brewing Center; In 1892 Four Breweries Did Rushing Business Here; One Covered Ten Acres," Telegraph Herald and Times Journal, Apr. 2, 1933, p. 3. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Or4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2911,6272068&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
9. Dubuque's Malting Company's Plant..."
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. "Company Incorporates with $500,000 Capital Stock," Telegraph Herald, July 8, 1934, p. 12. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lc5BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2akMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3436,1217824&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
15. "Work Underway at Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company," Telegraph Herald, July 30, 1933, p. 30. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wx9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FL8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1450,6512408&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
16. "Local Brewing Company Will Spend Big Sum," Telegraph Herald, Aug. 20, 1933, p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MmlFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QrwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1335,4934417&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
17. "Old North End Landmark Removed As Hazard," Telegraph Herald, Aug. 10, 1941, p. 8. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2XRFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ibwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3248,1947561&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
18. "Owners Want Historical Tag Lifted," Telegraph Herald, Dec. 29, 1977. p. 1. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AO9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PaoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971,4295228&dq=dubuque+brewing+and+malting+company&hl=en
Information booklet accompanying Bob Reding's display of Dubuque memorabilia from 2007-2010 at the Old Jail
(Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)
What is the Future of Dubuque's Iconic North End Brewing and Malting Complex?--www.preservationiowa.org/news/newsItem.php?id=106
