Jacob Wirth Buildings | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′04.2″N71°03′49.8″W / 42.351167°N 71.063833°W |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Boston Theatre MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000442 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1980 |
| Removed from NRHP | June 25, 2024 |
The Jacob Wirth Restaurant was a historic German-American restaurant and bar in Boston, Massachusetts, at 31-39 Stuart Street. Founded in 1868, Jacob Wirth was the second-oldest continuously operated restaurant in Boston when it closed in 2018. [2]
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The Greek Revival building housing the restaurant was constructed in 1844. The German-style restaurant was founded in 1868 and was the second oldest continuously operating restaurant in the city after the Union Oyster House. [3] The restaurant was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 [1] and designated a Boston Landmark in 1977, with interior and exterior protections. [4] Jacob Wirth was the first distributor of Anheuser Busch products.[ citation needed ] The Wirth family and Anheuser family are from the same small town in Germany.[ citation needed ]
In 2010, Chelsea developer AJ Simboli Real Estate purchased the property for $1.6 million. [5] The restaurant was put up for sale in January 2018 [2] after having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, [6] and closed following a fire in June of that year. [7] [8] As recently as October 2021 there was a restoration effort under way to repair fire damage and reopen the restaurant as it had been prior to its closure. [9]
In March 2022, the building was purchased by Greater Boston Bar Co. for $5.27 million. [10] Their initial hope was to reopen the restaurant by the end of 2022. [11] [12] The new owners planned to reopen the restaurant in early 2024. [13] The building was gutted on June 25, 2024 in a large fire. [14]
