{"nrhp_refnum":"78001128","name":"Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District","other_names":["Peter Schoenhofen Brewery"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by 16th, 18th, Canal, and Clinton Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.85907518950003,"lon":-87.63935992831674,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of brewery buildings built between 1878 and 1910 for the Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company in Chicago's Pilsen area, roughly bounded by 16th and 18th Streets and Canal and Clinton Streets.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is the only one of the great Chicago brewery complexes from the turn of the century that survives, nearly unaltered from its 1903 condition. The buildings are cohesive in scale, materials and function. They also show the shift from Romanesque designs to plainer Chicago commercial and Sullivanesque-influenced designs, including the 1902 powerhouse.","narrative":"Brick brewery buildings in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, roughly bounded by 16th and 18th Streets and Canal and Clinton Streets, make up the former Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company complex. The structures date from 1878 to 1910. The earlier ones along Normal Street are Romanesque, with varied arches, stone stringcourses and cornices. Later buildings are plainer, reflecting Chicago commercial design. A 1902 powerhouse has a steel and concrete frame, patterned brick walls, a limestone base and a stylized Sullivanesque entry arch. The ornate administration building was built by Peter Schoenhofen as a memorial to a son. Stables designed by architect Otto Matz in 1885 are also included. The nomination points out that this is the only large Chicago brewery complex from the turn of the century still standing, with its industrial character largely intact. Many windows and doorways have been bricked in or altered, but the group still reads as a single industrial enterprise. Community objections about displacement of industry are in the file.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 and 1900 onward; specific dates 1878, 1886, 1887, 1891, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910","architect_builder":"Otto Matz (stables, 1885); Peter Schoenhofen (builder of the administration building, building #2)","architectural_style":"Romanesque (earlier buildings), Chicago Commercial Style (later buildings), Sullivanesque details on the powerhouse","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form checks both occupied and unoccupied status. Condition is marked as excellent, good, fair, deteriorated, altered and unaltered. Many original openings are bricked in.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.08386-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/8924/28892418/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78001128.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001128/aad7f682d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001128/aad7f682d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schoenhofen2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schoenhofen2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892418","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenhofen_Brewery_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7431961"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/schoenhofen-brewery-historic-district-78001128/"}