Bevier Memorial Building is a historic institutional building built originally for the Rochester Athaneaum and Mechanics Institute located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York . It is a three and a half brick story with ceramic trim designed by Claude Fayette Bragdon and completed in 1910.
7-616: The building's namesake Susan Bevier (1821-1903), widow of Henry H. Bevier , a wealthy brewer, gifted the Institute approximately $ 275,000 for its construction in her will. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [REDACTED] Media related to Bevier Memorial Building at Wikimedia Commons This article about a historic property or district in Monroe County , New York , listed on
14-569: A product valued at $ 1,411,000. By the early 20th century, brewing was an immensely successful industry in the city. In 1901 470,000 barrels of beer and another 105,000 barrels of ale were produced. In 1909 nine major breweries supplied not only the local market, but the entire northeast. While the breweries themselves were large employers, they also supported a number of other industries including bottlers; salesmen; teamsters; ice cutters; farmers growing wheat, barley, and hops; tavern keepers; lithographers (for labels); wagon makers and horsemen. In turn,
21-663: The Genesee River Valley were shipped down river to be milled in such quantity that by 1838 Rochester was world's largest flour producer, earning it the nickname the Flour City. When the Erie Canal opened in Rochester in 1823 the city became a true western Boomtown , growing from a population of 9,200 in 1821 to 36,000 by 1850—a year in which the city has at least 20 breweries in operation. The emergence of
28-474: The National Register of Historic Places , is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . History of brewing in Rochester, New York The city of Rochester, New York —before being known as the birthplace of Kodak , Xerox , and Bausch & Lomb —was internationally known for its robust brewing industry. Indeed, the city was uniquely positioned for such an industry in the early 19th century. The corn, rye, barley, wheat, and other grains grown in
35-617: The City of Rochester, and another two dozen within Monroe County . There were at least seven breweries operating in Rochester as the 18th amendment ended production of most alcohol. Some successfully converted to other industries. Bartholomay, for example, converted to dairy production, introducing Bartholomay Quality Ice Cream in July 1919. The American Brewing Company changed its name to Rochester Food Products Corporation and sold malt extract, apple cider, vinegar, and Rochester Special “ near beer ,”
42-479: The canal also allowed for the easy delivery of hops , grown to such an extent in area the between Albany and Syracuse that by 1849 the region produced more than anywhere else in the country, eventually selling more than three million pounds annually by 1855. A large influx of German immigrants escaping famine and war in the late 1840s also contributed to the industry's growth. During the 1850s another dozen breweries began operating. By 1880, 13 breweries produced
49-475: The sale of brewery grain to farmers brought about $ 100,000 to local brewers. Beer was applauded by brewers and many doctors as healthy a liquid bread. Prohibition shuttered the Rochester brewing scene in 1919. After Prohibition, only five breweries would reopen in Rochester. By 1970, only the Genesee Brewing Company was left. Today, more than a dozen independent craft brewers operate in
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