Mission Brewery
historic place
The Mission Brewery building in San Diego, a historic place, was constructed between 1912 and 1913, opening in June 1913. Designed by architect Richard Greisser, it was the first brewery in the United States built in the Mission Revival style. It remains San Diego's only industrial building in this architectural style. The original Mission Brewery, led by August F. Lang, operated briefly. Facing Prohibition, it produced a non-alcoholic drink called Hopski from 1915, but sales were poor, and the brewery closed in 1918. The building then served as an isolation hospital during the 1918 flu pandemic. In 1923, it became San Diego's first agar production plant, processing ocean kelp, a role it maintained until 1987. The Mission Brewery building was added to the City of San Diego Historical Register in 1988 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Its unique Mission Revival architecture makes it a significant historical landmark.