Haunted Lemp Mansion B&B in St. Louis, Missouri

The story of the Lemp family is a tale of great success, wealth, sadness and tragedy. The Lemp family fortune came from Lemp Brewery, which later became Falstaff Brewery. Even though the family acquired everything money could buy, they still struggled with despair. Four of the main players in this family drama committed suicide. The drama includes all the elements of a great soap opera: ambition, greed, lust, adultery, love and betrayal.

The Lemp Mansion, which is now a bed and breakfast, is considered one of the top ten haunted locations in America. People speculate that the Lemp family members continue to haunt their family home in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Lemp Brewery in Born in St. Louis, Missouri

The American success story began with Johann Adam Lemp, who immigrated from Eschwege, Germany in 1838. Lemp lived in Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to St. Louis. The German immigrant built a small grocery store. In addition to groceries, he sold homemade lager beer, made from a recipe his father handed down. The lager brew was so popular that Johann Adam Lemp gave up the grocery store after two years and built a small brewery. The original brewery was located near where the famous Gateway Arch over the Mississippi River stands today.

Johann Adam Lemp sold his beer out of a pub attached to the brewery. When he needed more space, he purchased a cave to provide the perfect conditions for the lagering process to take place. By the 1850's Lemp's Western Brewing Co. was one of the largest breweries in St. Louis, which was becoming a great brewery town.

When Johann Adam Lemp died in 1862, he was a millionaire. His son, William took charge of the brewery.

The Son of the Founder Expands the Business