Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works

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Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works
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Location of Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works
Location2130 South Avenue
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°47′38″N91°14′34″W / 43.79389°N 91.24278°W / 43.79389; -91.24278
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectLouis Lehle
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 08001202 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2008

Gund Brewery Lofts or the old Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works was a progressive beer-bottling factory built in 1903, designed by Louis Lehle with modern sanitization and pasteurization machines that gave Gund's beer a reliable shelf life, and electrical power that allowed an efficient plant layout. The factory has now been remodeled as apartments. [2] It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. Tipler, Gary (August 11, 2006). "Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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