Jackson Brewing Company
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Why it's listed
This former brewery occupies the southeast corner of Folsom and 11th Streets in San Francisco's South of Market area. Six surviving buildings form an L-shaped plan arranged around the three main stages of beer making: malting, brewing and bottling. Construction began in 1905-06, the plant was damaged by the 1906 earthquake and fire, and most of it was rebuilt in 1912. The corner brew house at 1489 Folsom Street is a five-story brick building with a tower and is the strongest example of the Romanesque Revival style on the site. Other buildings are plainer brick or corrugated-iron-clad structures. The Jackson Brewing Company dates to about 1858-59 and later passed to German immigrant owners. Prohibition ended its beer production, and it did not reopen after Repeal. The complex was recognized for its link to San Francisco's brewing industry and for its typical brewery design. It was also designated a San Francisco City Landmark in 1991.
Significance in brief: The district is tied to early commercial brewing in San Francisco and to the many family-run, immigrant-founded breweries that operated before Prohibition (Criterion A). Its site plan and Romanesque Revival buildings represent turn-of-the-century American brewery architecture (Criterion C).
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 93000284, listed April 8, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1475--1489 Folsom St. and 319--351 11th St., San Francisco |
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| County | San Francisco |
| Listed | April 8, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000284 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1905/1906 - 1920 |
| Architect / builder | Ludlow, James T. (Engineer) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival; industrial vernacular (brick); industrial vernacular (metal-clad) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Industry, European, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Brewing ended with Prohibition. The buildings are now in work-in-progress, commercial, specialty store and restaurant uses, with seismic retrofitting and penthouse reconstruction under way after the 1989 earthquake, and an adaptive re-use project proposed for 1489 Folsom Street. |
| Acreage | 0.8 |
| Coordinates | 37.77152, -122.41366 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93000284.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q141485408
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.