Mission Brewery Plaza facts for kids
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| Location | 1715 Hancock St., San Diego, California |
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| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1912–13 |
| Architect | Greisser, Richard |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000805 |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 1989 |
The Mission Brewery Plaza is a very old and important building in San Diego, California. It used to be a place where beer was made, called a brewery. This building is so special that it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Interestingly, "Mission Brewery" is also the name of a newer company that makes craft beer in San Diego today.
The Historic Brewery Building
When Was the Building Constructed?
This historic building was built a long time ago, between 1912 and 1913. It was the first brewery in the entire United States to be designed in the Mission Revival style. This style looks like old Spanish missions. It's still the only industrial building in San Diego built in this unique way.
Who Operated the Original Brewery?
The San Diego Consolidated Brewing Company ran the brewery. A person named August F. Lang was in charge of this group.
What Happened During Prohibition?
Around 1915, there was a big change coming called Prohibition. This was a time when making and selling alcohol became illegal. Because of this, the brewery tried to make a non-alcoholic drink called Hopski. But people didn't buy much of it, so the brewery closed down in 1918.
How Was the Building Used Later?
After the brewery closed, the building was used for different things. During the 1918 flu pandemic, it became a special hospital to help sick people. The doctor in charge, Dr. Peter C. Remondino, said that none of his patients died from the flu there.
In 1923, a company called American Agar Company bought the building. They turned it into San Diego's first factory for making agar. Agar is a jelly-like substance often used in food or in science labs. The company closed in 1933 because of competition. However, during World War II, when it was harder to get agar from other countries, the building became an agar factory again. The American Agar and Chemical Company made agar there from the 1940s until 1987.
Who Owns the Building Now?
In 1987, a developer named Mike Foote bought the property. He fixed it up and changed it into offices. He hoped to open a new small brewery and restaurant there, but he lost the property in 1992. Then, the Pacifica Company bought it. They still use it as an office building today. They also built apartments next to it called the Mission Apartments.
In 2013, a new craft brewery called Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment opened in the old brewery space.
The Modern Craft Brewery
When Did the New Mission Brewery Open?
The name "Mission Brewery" was used again in 2007 when a new craft brewery opened in Downtown San Diego. This new brewery is located at 1441 L Street. It's in a historic building that was once a Wonder Bread bakery, built in 1894.
What Is the New Brewery Like?
The old bakery building is now a large brewery, about 14,000 square feet (1,300 m2) in size. It can make a lot of beer, up to 10,000 barrels each year! It also has a tasting room where up to 400 people can try their beers.
Mission Brewery makes different kinds of beer, like hefeweizen, IPA, blonde ale, and amber styles. They also make stronger beers with fun names like Shipwrecked Double IPA, Carrack Imperial Red, Dark Seas Imperial Stout, and El Conquistador.
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The historic Mission Brewery Plaza building.
See also
In Spanish: Mission Brewery para niños
