The Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery was an historic American

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...

complex which was located in

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. It was added to the

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in 1982.

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic structure, which was built in 1891, consisted of a brewhouse with grain tower, racking room, filter room, and keg wash room. Later additions include the storage cellar, keg receiving and storage rooms (1933, later demolished), and

rathskeller Ratskeller (German: "council's cellar", pl. ''Ratskeller'', historically ''Rathskeller'') is a name in German-speaking countries for a bar or restaurant located in the basement of a city hall (''Rathaus'') or nearby. Many taverns, nightclubs, b ...

(1936). The complex was made of brick, using Germanesque-Teutonic-style influences. ''Note:'' This includes A brewery that was sited here as early as 1855 was established by J. Henry Kalvelage. The Eagle Brewery merged into the Erie Brewing Company in 1899. ''Note:'' This includes The Erie Brewing Company closed in 1978. ''Note:'' This includes This brewery building was added to the

in 1982, but was demolished in 2006.

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History and architectural features

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