Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery

	Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/; Eagle Brewery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	View across the railroad tracks from W. 5th Street.
Location	1235 W. 5th St.; Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′28″N 90°35′31″W / 41.52444°N 90.59194°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1865
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002464
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery is located in a residential and light industrial area of the west end of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.^[1]

History[edit]

The beer brewing industry in Davenport got its start after large numbers of German immigrants arrived in Davenport in the 1850s.^[2] They brought both the demand and the knowledge needed for the breweries to develop and succeed in Davenport. Most of the operations in the city were small until after the American Civil War. Five large breweries were functioning in the city in the late 19th century: Mathias Frahm and Son, Koehler and Lange (also known as Arsenal Brewery), Littig Brothers (later Mengel and Klindt, then Eagle Brewery), Julius Lehrkind's Brewery and Zoeller Brothers. They all grew steadily between 1860 and 1890. They made $52,000 in 1860; $93,000 in 1870; $178,370 in 1880; and $832,700.^[2] Their distribution was mainly in the local area of Davenport, Rock Island, Illinois and Moline, Illinois.

Peter Littig opened a small brewery before the Civil War and by 1860 it employed six people and its annual output was $16,800.^[3] This building was constructed around 1865 and by 1870 the brewery's name had changed to Littig Brothers. During this same period, it was also known as Eagle Brewery. German immigrants George Mengel and Henry Klindt bought the operation in 1876. Before the turn of the 20th-century, it was known as Mengel & Klindt, Eagle Brewery, J. Lage & Co. and Lage, Mengel & Klindt.

In 1894 all the breweries consolidated into a single corporate structure called The Davenport Malting Company. They built a new building in the west end that contained some of the first refrigeration equipment used in the city.^[2] As they built new additions to the plant they closed the older structures. This building was used until about 1898. Davenport Malting Company was divided into two firms in 1904, Davenport Brewing Co. and Hawkeye Realty Co. Production reached a high of 75,000 barrels of beer by 1916, and was the second largest brewery in Iowa.^[2] It closed that year when national Prohibition became law.

This facility housed other industrial concerns over the years. In the early 20th century it was one of the locations for the Davenport Pearl Button Co.^[4]

Architecture[edit]

The former brewery is a typical 19th-century industrial building and functional architecture. It is a three-story unadorned structure feature segmental arches and stone sills. The first floor, which is built into the side of a hill, is believed to be brick or stone that has subsequently been covered by concrete and stucco.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. pp. 4–8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-11. with photo
^ Roy Booker (January 11, 2016). "Ask the Times: Shells found in creek came from button factories". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Svendsen-2] Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. pp. 4–8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Bowers-3] Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-11. with photo

[Booker-4] Roy Booker (January 11, 2016). "Ask the Times: Shells found in creek came from button factories". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

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v t e Historic buildings and structures in Davenport, Iowa
Apartment buildings	Argyle Flats Ferdinand Ewert Building Hiller Building Linden Flats Old City Hall Roslyn Flats Walsh Flats/Langworth Building Warner Apartment Building Washington Flats
Civic buildings	Davenport City Hall Davenport Public Library Scott County Courthouse Scott County Jail United States Post Office and Court House
Clubhouses	Hauschild's Hall Hibernia Hall Lend-A-Hand Club Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall Outing Club Saengerfest Halle Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall
Commercial buildings	Henry Berg Building Brammer Grocery Store Building at 202 W. Third Street Building at 813–815 W. Second Street Building at 1119–1121 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Democrat Building Donahue Building Ficke Block Finley Guy Building Forrest Block Frick's Tavern Hoffman Building Iowa Reform Building Kahl Building Koch Drug Store Koenig Building Nicholas Koester Building Meiser Drug Store Miller Building Mueller Lumber Company Peters' Barber Shop J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Priester Building Putnam-Parker Block Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Jacob Raphael Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schmidt Block Schroeder Bros. Meat Market Rudolph H. Sitz Building Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Wolters Filling Station Col. Joseph Young Block
Financial buildings	Davenport Bank and Trust First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building First National Bank Building First National Bank of Davenport Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Union Savings Bank and Trust
Fire houses	Central Fire Station Hose Station No. 1 Hose Station No. 3 Hose Station No. 4 Hose Station No. 6 Hose Station No. 7
Hotels	Burtis–Kimball House Hotel Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel Davenport Hotel Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater Schauder Hotel
Industrial	Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building The Linograph Company Building Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Shields Woolen Mill Woeber Carriage Works Zoller Bros-Independent Malting Co.
Structures	Dillon Memorial W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion Soldier's Monument
Transportation	Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House SAINTE GENEVIEVE (dredge) Union Station and Burlington Freight House
Utilities	American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building Davenport Water Co. Pumping Station No. 2 Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph WOC Broadcasting Center
Miscellaneous	Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless Davenport Crematorium St. Luke's Hospital
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v t e German-Americans in Scott County, Iowa
People	Henry Rohlman Nicholas J. Rusch Henry Vollmer
Commerce	Frick's Tavern Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel Iowa Reform Building Nicholas J. Kuhnen House Henry Lischer House Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery Mueller Lumber Company Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Jacob Raphael Building Walsh Flats/Langworth Building Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Zoller Bros-Independent Malting Co.
Religion	St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Paul Lutheran Church Temple Emanuel
Social	Saengerfest Halle Davenport Crematorium Eldridge Turn-Halle Hauschild's Hall Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall Schuetzen Park
Historic Districts	Hamburg Historic District West Third Street Historic District

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