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Cecil (1999) suggests that the L L Van Hook & Co. distillery was built in 1865 by Trimble & Peck and sold to banker Luther Van Hook in 1868. Perrin (1882) contests that it was built by Peck, Vanhook & Co. in 1868. Both authors agree that it was destroyed by fire in 1869, but was rebuilt in the same year. By 1882, it had a capacity of 300 bushels per day and produced 3,000 barrels annually, with 6,000 barrels held in bond. The size of the distillery was 35 x 55 feet and rose three floors. Three brick warehouses with a capacity of 7,500 barrels could be found on the grounds, housing “L. Vanhook & Co., pure Bourbon.” A cooper shop attached to the still turned out 4,000 barrels per annum. Waste from the mash fed 150 cattle and 400 hogs. Shipments from the warehouses were made via the Kentucky Central Railroad from Cynthiana. In the 1880s, the distillery was sold to T J Megibben, who then sold it in 1888 to his son-in-law, Felix S Ashbrook. Insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 show that the distillery was owned by F S Ashbrook & Co. They suggest that the distillery was of frame construction with a metal or slate roof. The property was noted to include cattle in frame pens and three warehouses: Warehouse No. 1 -- part free, built of brick with a metal or slate roof, located 40 ft north of the still. Warehouse No. 2 -- adjoining No. 1 and of similar construction. Warehouse No. 3C -- iron-clad with a metal or slate roof, located 120 ft north of the still. |
Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The Van Hook Distillery as follows:
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