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West Overton Small Barn Distillery

West Overton Village Energy Efficiency Project

Overholt rye whiskey began its history in Pennsylvania. In 1859 a new, five-story brick structure replaced an old mill and distillery and incorporated operations under one roof.  That building remains today as the whiskey museum at West Overton Village, the only intact pre-Civil War industrial village in Pennsylvania and an important site on the American Whiskey Trail. West Overton Village (WOV) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is notable because it is the birthplace of Henry Clay Frick.  To better understand their current and future energy use, an ASHRAE Level 1 energy audit was conducted as part of the planned renovation of WOV homestead, museum, and barn distillery.  WPPSEF provided $40,000 to co-fund the audit and the planned renovations in the small barn distillery which would house a 50-gallon still for the distillery. The small barn energy improvements included air sealing, vaulted ceiling insulation, two-stage high efficiency heat pumps, and LED lighting upgrades.

Impact

Facilities improvement and preservation

Replacement of old heating systems with high-efficiency heat pumps

Creating event space at WOV

Preserving a little piece of history – priceless

 

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