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Tivoli-Union Brewery, 1320-1348 Tenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO



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Location
1320-1348 Tenth Street, Denver, CO

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.

Notes
Survey number HAER CO-1
Building/structure dates: 1879 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1882 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1890 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1901 subsequent work
Significance: One of the largest gravity fed breweries in the United States.

Subjects
Commerce
Distilling Industries
Brick Buildings


Related Names
Good, James
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Tivoli-Union Brewing Company
Occhiato, Carl
Occhiato, Joseph
Associates For The Redevelopment Of Tivoli


Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Contents
Photograph caption(s): 
1. Side view of brewery complex, smokestack looking toward Larimer Street.
2. Side view of brewery complex as seen from 10th and Larimer.
3. Ninth Street view of brewery showing rear of 1890 tower building and HI-EN Brau stone building, one of the oldest structures remaining.
4. Tower and upper front facade of tower building.
5. Side view of tower and upper facade.
6. Tivoli Beer wall sign, smokestack and adjacent building to tower: WEST DENVER TURN HALLE 1882.
7. Tower Building interior. First view of plant behind offices Equipment and double iron steps to 2nd floor. Beer parties were also held here.
8. Tower building. Large copper brewing kettle on second floor.
9. Tower building. Hot water tap floor shown. Mixing vat at center level. Juices mix and flow and left lower level. Copper kettles are down below view level. Looking toward front of building.
10. Copper taps below mixer and above copper kettles.
11. Mixing Vat.
12. From here grain goes to the top of the tower from rail cars down below. From here grain flows by gravity through different processes ending up as beer in the basement.
13. Top of tower. Grain proceeds from here through gravity fashion. 14. 'Grinder: Seck Brs. Ltd. Dresden. Chas. Zeller Co. New York.' Second machine in grain procession from top of building. This is the floor beneath the top of the tower that the grain drops through.
15. Grinder
16. Hot water vat and detail...showing roof structure and rear of tower building.
17. Same floor as hot water vats looking towards the front of the building. These have to do with grain from upper floor judging from ceiling to floor progression. Note nice iron work.
18. Inner back wall of 1890 building above hot water vats.
19. Taber pump in CO2 plant.
20. Vilter Mfg. Company steam engine.
21. Same steam engine from other side.
22. Repair Shop. Note Schnitzelbanks in center front.
23. Beer Cooler. Copper tubing very obsolete.
24. Lab Room. Balance scales and other gear.


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