George Bechtel Brewing Co.

Business Type: Brewery (NY 639 c-f)

Years of Operation: 1870 to 1907

Location: Van Duzer Street & Canal Street, Staten Island

Description: George Bechtel was a German Immigrant who followed the career path of his Father John Bechtel who had owned a brewery in the Stapleton section of Staten Island since 1853. In 1870, George purchased & re-named his Father’s brewing business. By the turn of the century the Bechtel brewery would become the largest on Staten Island, at it’s peak producing up to 150,000 barrels of beer a year. George passed away at the age of 48 and in 1907 the brewery closed for good.