History

According to Wikipedia, the Lemp Mansion was built in 1868 by St. Louis's Jacob Feickert. William J. Lemp and his wife Julia moved into it in 1876. In 1911, the house underwent major renovations including conversion of some space inot offices for the Lemp Brewery. The Lemps lived in the house until 1949, when Charles Lemp committed suicide.

In 1950, the mansion became a boarding house, over the next decade it lost much of its charm. The construction of I55 during the 1960s led to the destruction of much of the grounds and one of the carriage houses.

The current owners, the Pointer family, purchased the house in 1975 and have since renovated much of it as the Lemp Mansion Restaurant and Inn.

Lemp Family Deaths

Taken from source: www.lempmansion.com/history

The demise of the Lemp Empire is one of the great mercantile mysteries of St. Louis. The first major blow to the dynasty was due to Frederick's mysterious death in 1901. Frederick Lemp was William's favorite son and the heir to the brewery.

Three years later, William J. Lemp shot himself in the head in a bedroom at the family mansion, apparently still grieving the loss of his son. William Lemp Jr. succeeded his father as president.

The brewery's fortunes continued to decline until Prohibition (1919) closed the plant permanently. William Jr.'s sister Elsa, who was considered the wealthiest heiress in St. Louis, committed suicide in 1920.

On June 28, 1922, the brewery was sold to Internation Shoe Company for $588,500.00. It has once been worth $7 million. After the sale of the brewery, William Jr. shot himself in the mansion as well.

William Lemp III, died of a heart attack at 42, in 1943.

William Jr.'s brother Charles, continued to reside at the family home and was a very bitter man. Charles led a reclusive existence until he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was discovered by his brother Edwin.

In 1970, Edwin Lemp died of natural causes at the age of 90.

The mansion today, is considered one of the most haunted places in the United States. With it's sordid past, are you surprised?