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Haffen Brewery, later J&M Haffen Brewing Company, and incorporaterd as Haffen Brewing Company in 1900,〔 operated in Bronx, New York from 1856 until 1917. Owned by Matthias Haffen, (1814 - 1891),〔 who came to the United States From Bavaria in 1831, it was a "landmark" on old Melrose Avenue between 151st Street and 152nd Street.〔Bill Twomey (South Bronx ) pages 77, 78 Picturing America〕〔Lloyd Ultan (Bronx in the innocent years, 1890-1925 ) Harper & Row, 1985 - History - 164 pages〕 The Haffen Building, a seven-story Beaux-Arts architecture style office building by architect Michael J. Garvin was built for him in 1901 to 1902. 〔(John M. Haffen ) The Bronx and its people A History 1609-1927 Board of Editors: James L. Wells, Louis F. Haffen Josiah A. Briggs. Historian: Benedict Fitspatrick Publisher: The Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc. New York 1927〕 He married Catherine (Hays) Haffen (1823-1888), an emigrant from Limerick, Ireland, in 1840. They had six children. 〔[2010 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report〕 Matthias's German-Irish sons included John Haffen (1847-1910), two term Bronx Borough President Louis M. Haffen and Henry (1852-1932), who served on the New York Board of Aldermen. John Haffen took over the brewery and was involved in banking, including as a founding of Dollar Savings Bank.〔 He was also involved in a funding deal for Wakefield Park, in return for a beer concession, but blue laws kept the park and its planned Sunday Iriash athletic events from happening.〔http://www.uicany.org/United_Irish_Counties/History.html United Irish Catholic Athletic Union website〕〔 The third generation of Haffen's in the Bronx included John Matthias Haffen (born in 1872), a bank executive and president of The Bronx Board of Trade.〔 The brewery business was sold to Jacob Ruppert, Sr. (1842–1915) in 1914 for $700,000. Ruppert died soon after and left the business to Jacob Ruppert, Jr. The plan was to close the brewery down and develop the property; it was in a rapidly growing area known as The Hub, Bronx.〔[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40610FD3C5412738DDDA90A94D9405B848DF1D3 COL. RUPPERT BUYS HAFFEN BREWERY] January 20, 1914 New York Times〕 ==References== Category:1917 disestablishments in New York Category:Beer brewing companies based in New York Category:Food production companies based in New York City Category:Companies based in the Bronx Category:Companies disestablished in 1917 Category:Companies established in 1856 Category:Defunct brewery companies of the United States Category:Defunct companies based in New York City 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haffen Brewing Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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