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Joseph John and Anna (Ott) Siegl proprietor. Ownership through the decades: patentee Adam Bookman, then P. Riess, ... John Bluem, Charles Strehlow who sold it to Phillip Beuscher on 14 January 1899 and called it "Old Town Inn", on 4 November 1921 under Joseph John and Anna (Ott) Siegl known as the 'Siegl Hotel', in 1945 under Clarence and Mary (Bellman) Boyung called 'Boyung's Inn', in 1952 under Roman and Madge Keifer known then as 'The Moonbi Inn'. On 1 January 1978 ownership changed to Gerald and Laura Grosenich becoming "Jerry's Old Town Inn". The facility is located on the south side of Main Street. There was a new owner in the 2000s and the restaurant was bough out of foreclosure in 2012 by Chaz Hastings and was reopened in 2013. Mr. Hasting also bought The Bier Stube located next door. Starting in 2013, from a business perspective, one establishment complimented the other. In a 1942 Milwaukee Sentinel article, it identified the Siegl Hotel was originally built 65 years previous. The picture upper left is of the Beuscher Hotel taken after 1898. As passed down from Al Brandenburg, on the steps are Sarah (Kurtz) Beuscher and her son Phillip Beuscher. A biographical sketch of the Beuscher family can be found here. At the time the picture was taken, a sign on front the building read "V. Wabitsch Music, Orders taken for Concerts, Balls, and Parties." On the lower right is Jerry's Old Town Inn in 1999. The original building was expanded after 1898 adding a dance hall to its east. The picture upper right is of the Siegl Hotel in the 1920s. A biographical sketch of the Siegl family can be found here. The dance hall contained a basketball court used by the Purity Milk mens and Badger Milk Maids ladies basketball teams sponsored by Gehl's Dairy. It also contained a small stage on the south wall where bands played and performances were given. The picture lower left is of the dance hall. Pictured are Joseph, Ann, and Anna. Sarah and her son Phillip are buried in Last Home Cemetery, South Germantown. Joseph and Anna are buried in St. Boniface Cemetery, Goldendale. Pictures of Joseph and Anna can be found here.
John Paul Gehl proprietor, later Eugene Gehl, later Eugene's brother Paul, later Paul's son John. Originally located east of the corner South Main and Western Avenue on north side, later moved to the NE corner at Main and North Streets. The the North Street property previously owned by H.R. Bond & Company operating Cream City Lime Company. Pictured in the book GERMANTOWN The Early Years 1838 - 1915, page 53-55. Eugene is buried in St. Boniface Cemetery, Goldendale. Paul and John are buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. A biographical sketch of the Gehl family can be found here. A description of the dairy complex can be found here. See Scene 4 of 8 for additional South Germantown village tour information or Scene 2 of 8 to go back one page. To see the Germantown Picture Gallery, go here. |
John and Eva Beck c: 1904 <=|=>Beer Stube 1999
