6. Lemp Mansion, St. Louis, MO
This St. Louis restaurant’s namesake was the Lemp family, a family who lived in this 19th century Victorian mansion. The father, Adam Lemp immigrated to Missouri from Germany and turned the mansion into a brewery, finding great success selling German beer, but things took a turn for the worse. Time passed and Adam’s son William took over the business but shortly after, William’s 28 year old son Frederick unexpectedly died. William, devastated by losing his son, then shot himself. The next Lemp in line to take control of the brewery was William’s brother, Billy Jr. but he had to close the mansion’s doors after Prohibition banned the distribution and sale of liquor. Distraught by this, Billy Jr. also committed suicide in the home. As if two suicides in the mansion weren’t tragic enough, Billy Jr.’s brother became the third Lemp family member to die by his own hand in this house turned restaurant. The sinister Lemp men still occupy the mansion, locking and unlocking doors, playing the piano, throwing glasses, and appearing frequently to patrons and employees.
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