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As part of the City of Austin's New City Hall Development project, Hicks & Company archeologists conducted extensive archival research and archeological investigations around the Schneider Beer Vault. Constructed by a German brewer, Jeanne Schneider, during the 1850s, this was to be Austin's first brewery. However, Schneider died before he could complete the above-ground portion. His wife and son later incorporated the vault into a grocery store they opened in 1872. Investigations at the site uncovered a well-preserved collection of structural foundations and landscape features associated with the Schneider home and business.

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