Before long, Lemp found that the brewery was too small to handle both production and storage and found a limestone cave south of the city limits. Lemp first sold his beer in a pub attached to the brewery, introducing St. The recipe, handed down by his father, was so popular that just two years later, he gave up the grocery store and built a small brewery in 1840 at a point close to where the Gateway Arch stands today. The light golden lager was a welcome change from the darker beers that were sold at the time. Building a small grocery store at what is now Delmar and 6th Streets, he sold common household items, groceries, and homemade beer. The Lemp Family began with Johann Adam Lemp who arrived in St Louis from Eschwege, Germany in 1838. Over the years, the mansion was transformed from the stately home of millionaires to office space, decaying into a run-down boarding house, and finally restored to its current state as a fine dinner theatre, restaurant and bed and breakfast.
Louis, Missouri, continues to play host to the tragic Lemp family. Said to be one of the ten most haunted places in America, the Lemp Mansion in St. Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night. - James Matthew Barrie, “The Little Minister” A house is never silent in darkness to those who listen intently there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises.
