Kurth Brewery Explained

Kurth, John H., and Company Office Building
Location:729--733 Park Ave., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates:43.3333°N -89.0203°W
Built:1902
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:December 2, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93001359

Kurth Brewery was located in Columbus, Wisconsin and operated from 1859 to 1949. In 1914, it was producing about 100 barrels of beer a day, making it one of the largest breweries in southern Wisconsin.[1] A fire destroyed the malting buildings in 1916; however, the hospitality bar remains today at the corner of Park Avenue and Farnham Street and is open Wednesday and Friday nights. The brewery is still owned by the Kurth family.[2]

The Kurth Brewery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.taverntrove.com/breweries/Kurth-Company-Columbus-834.asp Tavern Trove: The Kurth Company of Columbus, Wisconsin
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Images . 2008-04-01 . 2008-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829203623/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/002699.asp . dead .
  3. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/WI/Columbia/state.html National Register of Historical Places - WISCONSIN (WI), Columbia County