The Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building was built in 1890 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was originally home to the offices of the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company. It was designed by architect Paul Schnetzky in Romanesque style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The building was home at one time to the Beer Baron Restaurant. It features an image painted in the ceiling window that includes Joseph Schlitz, Frederick Miller, Frederick Pabst, and Valentin Blatz with Gottlieb Heileman painted, but in the distance. This is reportedly because Heileman did not build his brewery in Milwaukee. Blatz's face is a cut-out, which could be removed for him to look down upon his workers from his office.

Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building

An interesting feature of the building is that it's built to 3/4 scale. Valentin was sensitive about his small stature and had the smaller building designed so that he didn't feel overwhelmed by the typical large office buildings of the time.

Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building

The office building features a three-story walk-in safe.

Valentin Blatz Brewing Company Office Building

The building today is owned and operated by the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and known as the Alumni Partnership Center. It houses the MSOE Marketing, Alumni Affairs, and Development departments. It serves as a meeting place for MSOE alumni.

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MSOE Alumni Partnership Center

Unofficial Blatz Brewery History

Buildings and structures in Milwaukee

Food and drink company headquarters in the United States

Historic American Engineering Record in Wisconsin

Blantz, Valentin, Brewing Company Office Building

Milwaukee School of Engineering

National Register of Historic Places in Milwaukee

Office buildings completed in 1890

1890 establishments in Wisconsin