Philadelphia Chapter of The Society of Architectural Historians presents


OTTO C. WOLF,


PHILADELPHIA'S BREWERY ARCHITECT”


by Rich Wagner, Pennsylvania Brewery Historian


Thursday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m.
The Saint Benjamin Brewing Company, 1710 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia
Cost: $15.00 for SAH Members, $20.00 for non-members (you may join the day of the event).


Registration Required Contact: Mary Anne Eves



Nationally known brewery architect Otto C. Wolf was born in Philadelphia in 1856. He graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1876. From 1880 to 1882 he worked in Chicago, but returned to Philadelphia in 1883 to open his own engineering and architecture firm. Wolf's specialty was industrial buildings, excelling in breweries, cold storage buildings, grain elevators, ice-making and refrigerating plants, lighting and power plants. Wolf's Philadelphia clients included brewers Louis Bergdoll, Frederick A. Poth, John F. Betz, Christian Schmidt and Theodore Finkenauer, to name just a few.

In 2012 dedicated home brewer Tim Patton purchased the former Finkenauer Brewery Stable building to house his new 3-barrel nano brew pub, The Saint Benjamin Brewing Company. The rest of the Finkenauer brewery complex to the east between 5th St and Germantown Ave. was demolished in the 1950s. Join us for this great program and be among the first to experience the ambiance of the soon-to-be-opened Saint Benjamin Brewing Company. Tim is brewing up a special batch of beer for us to enjoy.


Mary Anne Eves
Secretary, Philadelphia Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians

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