Archive record · Brewery
Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1871
- Closed
- 1941
- Archive ID
- TB-S5KSEPPV
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Type: Historical production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. A 1940 WHS brewery letterhead advertising Empire Beer and Fond du Lac Public Library history support operation into 1940-41, correcting an older property narrative that implied permanent closure in 1919. Main 1871 complex later demolished; a 1922 Bechaud-associated building survives. [Wisconsin Pass 14]
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Where it brewed
- 457 W 11th StFond du Lac, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_PRODUCTION
Operated by Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical
Site detail
WHS documents 1871 complex and 2000 demolition. Direct 1940 brewery letterhead and Fond du Lac history show operation beyond the older narrative's 1919 endpoint.
- 429 W 11th StFond du Lac, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_BREWERY_ASSOCIATED_BUILDING
Operated by Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical
Site detail
WHS identifies extant 1922 Bechaud Brewing Company building. Exact function within post-Prohibition operations remains partial.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
The People
Behind the beer
One of the Bechaud brothers credited with establishing the Fond du Lac brewery in 1871.
One of the brothers credited with establishing Bechaud brewery in 1871.
Captain A. G. Bechaud named with Frank and John as brewery founders in local historical study.
Straight answers
Common questions about Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical
- Is Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical still open?
- No. Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical has closed (1941).
- When was Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical founded?
- Bechaud Brewing Company - Fond du Lac historical was founded in 1871 in Fond du Lac, USA.
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