Class and Nachod Brewery
Why it's listed
Built in 1911 at the northeast corner of N. 10th Street and Montgomery Avenue, the five-story red brick building was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Philadelphia architect Charles H. Caspar, early in his career. A two-story addition and two- and three-story sections followed in 1912, forming a U-shaped plan around a brick courtyard. The main brewery building has reinforced concrete construction, terra cotta trim, and a corbelled cornice with a datestone reading 1911. The company, Class and Nachod, operated here until 1936, and the building was used for brewing until 1941. It is valued as a largely intact example of an early twentieth-century brewery, with its interior floors, columns, and freight tracks still in place, and as one of Caspar's first brewery designs. Its layout reflects the modern brewing methods of the period, including separate cooper shop, engine room, and boiler house.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the brewery is significant under Industry for its association with an important Philadelphia brewing company and as an intact example of early 20th-century brewery design. It is also significant under Architecture as an early commission of architect Charles H. Caspar and as a Beaux Arts industrial building. The period of significance runs from 1911, when the main building was constructed, to 1941, when brewing ended.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 03000724, listed July 31, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1801-1823 N. 10th St., Philadelphia |
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| County | Philadelphia |
| Listed | July 31, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000724 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1911-1941 |
| Architect / builder | Charles H. Caspar (architect) |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacated by Temple University in spring 2002 in anticipation of future rehabilitation; boarded-up windows noted in the description. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 39.97977, -75.15000 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 03000724.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5128012
- This listing as JSON
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