National Register of Historic Places

James River Steam Brewery Cellars

Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Listed
February 5, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13001162

About this property

The James River Steam Brewery Cellars are a historic series of brewery-related tunnels near the Rocketts Landing development on the James River in Henrico County, Virginia. The stone-lined barrel-vaulted tunnels were built c. 1866, and are the only surviving remains of the James River Steam Brewery, which operated on the site between 1866 and 1879. The brewery was owned by David G. Yuengling, Jr., son of David Yuengling, the founder of the Yuengling brewery in Pennsylvania, and two business partners. At its height, the brewery complex included a beer garden and park that remained popular even after the brewery closed in 1879. Most of the brewery's buildings were destroyed by fire in 1891. The walls of the surviving tunnels are lined with dressed ashlar granite. The west walls, which have tunnel openings, are overgrown; only small portions of the north and south walls are visible above ground. The tunnels were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Location

4920 Old Main St.
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
37.51837, -77.41581

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEINDUSTRY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was James River Steam Brewery Cellars listed on the National Register?

James River Steam Brewery Cellars was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2014.

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James River Steam Brewery Cellars is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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