Rockford Brewing Co.

Source: Rockford Republic 9/4/1912

Source:  Rockford Morning Star 9/4/1912

House built a year ago by Deuel and O’Shay. Lot 60 x 220 feet. 10 Room house with Pebble Dash.

Garfield Ave., 627, Petritz, Frank J.M. , (wife Mary M.) v-president Rockford Brewing Co.,  Source: 1914 Rockford City Directory

Source of above:  1915 Rockford City Directory

Source of 1920 Federal Census above:  Ancestry.com

Then Prohibition went into effect, and Frank Petritz was shown in City Directories as working for Rockford Storage Warehouse rather than Rockford Brewing Co., same building.

“Rockford Brewing Co. and Rockfordites are held by the Jury at Freeport.   …  “Rockford Brewing Co., John Petritz, Frank Petritz and J.M. Petritz for shipping liquor in Interstate Commerce for beverage purposes into anti-saloon territory.” Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette 5/10/1918.”

“Rockford Indictments:  Rockford Brewing Co. and John V. Petritz, Frank Petritz and Mathias Petritz, delivering intoxicating liquor within the 5 mile limit military zone (Camp Grant); Rockford Brewing Co., and etc., shipping intoxicating liquor in Interstate Commerce; Rockford Brewing Co. and etc. selling intoxicating liquor in Interstate Commerce.”  Source:  Rockford Morning Star 5/11/1918

Source of Photographs:  Jan Carter 9/6/2013

The windows are a beautiful beveled glass.

The Petritz family was still living in the house in 1926 when their daughter dined at the White House (see below), guest of Congressman and Mrs. John Buckbee..

Source: Rockford Morning Star Feb. 1, 1928