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The Anderson Distillery
RD #97, 5 th District
Jefferson County, KY



The Anderson Distillery sat beside the Nelson. Both had been built by Geo. C Buchanan of Newcomb, Buchanan & Co, which in 1871 was already the largest distilling company in Kentucky.

1885: The Anderson & Nelson Distilleries Co. was incorporated with Herman Becurts, President, Fred W. Adams, Secretary and Manager. Geo Buchanan managed sales. The financing for the reorganization was provided by the UK-based Paris, Allen & Co. The company by this time controlled six distillery warehouses and nine major brands

1892: Insurance underwriter records list several warehouses and other buildings at the site. The warehouses were all brick (save one) with metal or slate roofs:
Warehouse -- Finck No 3 -- a Free warehouse located 56 ft south of the still(s).
Warehouse -- Finck -- located 56 ft south of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Nelson -- located 25 ft south of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Buchanan -- located 45 ft east of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Louisville Storage -- located 300 ft south of the still(s)
Warehouse -- Finck No 2 -- located 550 ft SW of the still(s). This warehouse was frame.
Warehouse -- 'E' -- located 900 ft south of the still(s) on Hamilton Ave at the corner of Payne.

Additional building included a cattle shed, grain elevator, and Hot or Quick ageing houses. At that time, it was being operated by Anderson Distillery Co.

1905: The company and its distilleries became a part of the Trust (KD&W).

1920-1933: During prohibition the warehouses of the company were used by the American Medicinal Spirits Co. for concentration warehouses. but the distillery was ultimately razed and not rebuilt upon Repeal.

Review bonded warehouse transactions for this distillery

Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The Anderson Distillery as follows:
( explain: origin of these records, letter codes )

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