capstone site JACKSON BREWERY

The Jackson Brewery was first built in 1845 by George Schmelzer who sold the building in 1854 to the Kleiner brothers. These brothers put the brewery on the map locally and built the Jackson Brewery building at the top of Elm Street today. Five years into the Kleiner brothers’ ownership the original building lower on the hillside suffered from a fire, and they immediately rebuilt further up the hill near Mohawk Street which was completed in 1865. The Jackson Brewery is located down the street from Findlay Market and looms over the street as its position on the hill set back from Elm Street makes it private and hard to get to from Elm. The smoke damage from the 2019 arson fire is noticeable even from Elm Street making it a very haunting-looking building.