Rowlands Calumet Brewery Co (#2)

In 1846 Olivia M. Watson purchased 40 acres from the US Government building our historic building around 1870. It was used to house Chilton’s first Fire Station and later City Hall upstairs. For a short time church services were held upstairs, and during prohibition the building was a dress shop.

January 26th, 1937 John B. Dietrich turned the building into a tavern. The mirrors on the back bar date back to 1926. John and his wife Tracy ran the bar from 1937 to 1965. John served as Chilton’s mayor from 1936 to 1938 and then 1940 to 1946. John was famous for his ham sandwiches and died at the age of 77. His son-in-law Milton Kruse ran the bar for 9 months until they sold it to Gary and Edith Voigt.