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Marker No: 12755

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 29.886656-96.877075

Location: Monument Hill-Kreische Brewery State Historical Site. 414 SH Spur 92, La Grange 

Marker Text:​German immigrant Heinrich Kreische (1821-1882) purchased nearly 175 acres of property in Fayette County in 1849. A barn and smokehouse here on the high south bluff beer near his homesite. Situated on the spring-fed creek, the brewery included an elaborate tunnel system to provide temperature control for the brewing process. Bluff beer was sold throughout central Texas and was produced until 1884, two years after Kreische died in a work-related accident. the Kreische complex stands as a reminder of German heritage and culture in this region of the state. (2002)