Spieth and Krug Brewery - Bozeman, MT
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N 45° 40.754 W 111° 01.977
12T E 497433 N 5058409
A primary contributor to Bozeman's Main Street Historic District, the first Spieth and Krug Brewery, a wood framed building on this spot, was one of the original buildings in the district.
Waymark Code: WMWZHF
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2017
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Built in 1882-83, the original brewery was a two story wood framed building which happened to burn down prompting this, its replacement, to be built of brick, not wood. At the time construction in Bozeman was racing along so quickly that bricks became in short supply. One need not look too closely at the building to see that the bricks on the second story do not match those of the first. This, along with the fact that the second story was an afterthought, for which bricks had to be purchased after the bricks for the first story, explains why.
The impressive Italianate building remained part of the brewery until 1892, when the brewery business was acquired by Julius Lehrkind. The Italianate heritage is exemplified by a prominent overhanging pressed metal cornice with heavy ogee brackets at the corners and near the centre, as well as deep modillions with much finer dentils below, low arched lintels over the windows, Roman arched transoms with hoods and stone keystones over the doors and a balcony with wrought iron railing between the two upper floor doorways. This last is a relatively recent addition, replacing an early wooden balcony which was removed by 1904.
The lower floor has cast iron columns produced locally by the Bozeman Foundry. In fact, essentially all materials in the building, lumber, brick and stone all being cut, manufactured or quarried in the area.
Spieth and Krug had used the upper floor as a dance hall and social meeting place, this continuing for some years after its purchase by Maxey. Since that time a number of saloons and other businesses have occupied the lower floor, while the upper floor was used less as the years went by. Today the building is home to a "Pita Pit" and "Five on Five", a Brazilian grill, with a third space unoccupied at present.
Spieth is spelled both "Spieth" and "Speith" in the documentation. Given that the name is on the front of the building in the old photo in the gallery, we can say that the proper spelling is "Spieth".
Public/Private: Private
Tours Available?: yes
Year Built: 1882-83
Web Address: [Web Link]
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