<Tr> <Th> NRHP reference #</Th> <Td> 74001007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> December 27, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <P> The August Schell Brewing Company is a brewing company in New Ulm, Minnesota . It was founded by German immigrant August Schell in 1860 . It is the second oldest family - owned brewery in America (after D.G. Yuengling & Son) and became the oldest and largest brewery in Minnesota when the company bought the Grain Belt rights in 2002 . In September 2010, it celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a two - day festival . Every year Schell's also celebrates traditional German holidays with Bock Fest and Oktoberfest . </P> <P> August Schell (February 15, 1828, in Durbach, Grand Duchy of Baden--September 20, 1891, in New Ulm, Minnesota) emigrated to the United States in 1868 . He worked in Cincinnati as a machinist before moving to New Ulm, where he established a mill and then a brewery . The brewery grew in size and production . When August Schell died, he passed ownership to his son Otto Schell; Otto Schell died in 1911 . George Marti, August Schell's son - in - law, took over the brewery, and it has been in the hands of the Marti family since that time . </P>

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