{"nrhp_refnum":"79002292","name":"Stegmaier Brewery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Coal, Welles, Market, Lincoln and Baltimore Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilkes-Barre","county":"Luzerne County","state":"PA","lat":41.24191967650006,"lon":-75.87708078003304,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brewery complex of six attached and adjoining buildings on a 4.6 acre site at the corners of Baltimore and East Market Streets, about four blocks southeast of Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The Stegmaier Brewing Company was established in 1857 and incorporated in 1897.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex had a significant impact on industry in Wilkes-Barre, growing from a five-man operation in 1857 to around 300 employees by 1971, and that at one time it was one of the largest independent breweries in the United States. It also argues the complex is architecturally significant, with its character set by the 1894 Brew House, designed by A. C. Wagner, in the Romanesque style and retained across the complex.","narrative":"Built on a rising 4.6 acre site near downtown Wilkes-Barre, the Stegmaier Brewery complex grew from a brewery established in 1857 into a group of six buildings, the oldest dating to 1890 and the main brew house to 1894. Architect A. C. Wagner designed the 1894 Brew House in the Romanesque style, and that character is carried through much of the complex alongside late 19th century industrial architecture. The brewery was once one of the largest independent breweries in the United States and employed about 300 workers at its peak in 1971. Its beers won eight gold medals at European expositions between 1910 and 1913. Other buildings were added by McCormick and French, Ellwood H. Frey and Charles H. Casper, including the 1913 administration offices and the 1902 bottling house. Operations ended in 1972, and the Stegmaier label was later acquired by another local brewer. The complex is listed for its industrial role in the city's economy and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"A. C. Wagner (architect, Brew House and Boiler House); McCormick and French; Ellwood H. Frey; Charles H. Casper (architect, administration offices)","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The brewery ceased operations in 1972 and the complex had been virtually abandoned; one building was being modified for an apparel manufacturer and another was selected for a federal energy demonstration project.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.89831-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002292.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002292/b1e640939a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002292/b1e640939a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steigmier_Brewery_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steigmier_Brewery_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998736","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129255876"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/luzerne-county/stegmaier-brewery-79002292/"}