A Resent Project I Was Involved In---Restoration of First House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to have Electricity
Saturday, 7. January 2006, 15:51:15
Louis Bergdoll was the first American to own an airplane for sport!
First to by an airplane from a department store (Wanamakers)!
Newspaper article of the sale!
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/exhibits/restorations/fly.html
One of the first breweries to use refrigeration!
Restoration of a cherub which is duplicated every 4ft in the formal dining area.
More Images of Mansion
http://my.opera.com/silverim1/albums/show.dml?id=24259
The Bergdol Mansion:
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Windrim,James H., Reeves,Stacey, & Sons
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Italianate
Area of Significance: Art, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling2
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The Bergdoll family became well-known through the Louis Bergdoll and Sons Brewing Co., founded in 1849 by Louis Bergdoll, a German immigrant. During its peak operating period, the Bergdoll brewery produced one of the most popular beers in the country. In spite of Prohibition, the company did not actually dissolve until 1951, when the Bergdoll building at 29th and Parrish Streets was sold. The Bergdoll estates were valued at several million dollars.
Possibly the most famous Bergdoll was Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, 1893-1966, who earned a nation-wide reputation when he dodged the draft during World War I. He fled to Germany and dodged the draft there when German authorities demanded that he join their military. After years in exile, Grover returned to America in 1939, was tried, and sent to prison. He was released in 1946.
Grover spent most of his later years under psychiatric supervision. Grover's son, Alfred, and lawyer, David Meade White, became his guardians after his incapacitation. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll died on 27 January 1966.
History of Breweries of Philadelphia, including Bergdoll
http://pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com/nabastory.html
Image of bottles
http://www.one-mans-junk.com/beerbottlelibrary/pa/philadelphia/bergdoll.htm
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Technorati Profile
First to by an airplane from a department store (Wanamakers)!
Newspaper article of the sale!
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/exhibits/restorations/fly.html
One of the first breweries to use refrigeration!
Restoration of a cherub which is duplicated every 4ft in the formal dining area.
More Images of Mansion
http://my.opera.com/silverim1/albums/show.dml?id=24259
The Bergdol Mansion:
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Windrim,James H., Reeves,Stacey, & Sons
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Italianate
Area of Significance: Art, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling2
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The Bergdoll family became well-known through the Louis Bergdoll and Sons Brewing Co., founded in 1849 by Louis Bergdoll, a German immigrant. During its peak operating period, the Bergdoll brewery produced one of the most popular beers in the country. In spite of Prohibition, the company did not actually dissolve until 1951, when the Bergdoll building at 29th and Parrish Streets was sold. The Bergdoll estates were valued at several million dollars.
Possibly the most famous Bergdoll was Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, 1893-1966, who earned a nation-wide reputation when he dodged the draft during World War I. He fled to Germany and dodged the draft there when German authorities demanded that he join their military. After years in exile, Grover returned to America in 1939, was tried, and sent to prison. He was released in 1946.
Grover spent most of his later years under psychiatric supervision. Grover's son, Alfred, and lawyer, David Meade White, became his guardians after his incapacitation. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll died on 27 January 1966.
History of Breweries of Philadelphia, including Bergdoll
http://pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com/nabastory.html
Image of bottles
http://www.one-mans-junk.com/beerbottlelibrary/pa/philadelphia/bergdoll.htm
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Technorati Profile
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