The William Ulmer Brewery Complex, a group of four 19th-century buildings in Bushwick, was granted landmark status yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Ulmer Brewery, the four parts of which were constructed in the German round-arch style betwen 1872 and 1890, was one of 45 breweries based in Brooklyn by the 1890s; at its peak it produced 3.2 million gallons of beer a year. The two-story office building, above, was designed by Theobald Engelhardt in the Romanesque Revival style and is considered the gem of the complex. “If it’s the first brewery in the city of New York to become a landmark, it’s appropriate that it’s in Brooklyn,” said Frederick Bland, a member of the LPC board. “This is an extraordinary building,”
City Raises Glass to a Brewery in Brooklyn [NY Times]
1800s Brooklyn Brewery Landmarked [NY Post]
Brooklyn Brewery Granted Landmark Status [NY1]
Bushwick Brewery Named a Landmark [Brooklyn Eagle]
Widespread Support for Three New Brooklyn Landmarks [Brownstoner]
Big Day Coming Up for Brooklyn at Landmarks [Brownstoner]
Ulmer Brewery Calendared by LPC [Brownstoner] GMAP
Photo by markamav