Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
Old brewery MAY
Be BOUGHT BY U. S.
Development Agencies Hope
Ito See Structure Part
e of Health Center.

The National Capital Park and Plan
ning Commission and other agencies
interested in development of the Capt.
tai are hopeful that the old National
Capital Brewery, latterly occupied by
the Christian Heurich Brewing Co., on
the square between Twenty fifth and
TWenty-sixth, d and Water streets, will
be- acquired by the National Institute
oEHygiene for charging its facilities of
the Public Health Service adjacent to
the Naval Hospital.
While there Is no Federal project
covering the acquisition of the old
bu6Wery and site, it has been under
stood for several years that the ma
tiotlal institute, authorized by leglsla-
tive, action two years ago, contemplates
establishment of great public health
research station in this area.
The Public Health Service already Is
opkrating a large institution on the
HID" near the brewery. This was for
meGly known as the Hygienic Labora-
tory of the Public Health Service, and
the purpose of the legislation was to
enlarge and extend the scope Of its &C
tiuty. The legislation gave this inSti-
tute the right to acquire land as needed.
=" Now an Ice Plant.
Ane dig establishment, WHICH loI
mkly turned out 100000 barrels OF
beet each year, is now an ice plant.
This building only a few years ago
was, one of the most important manu-
faeturing establishments in the city and
a hdodel plant before the days of pro-
hibition. 1t was the scene of many
notable receptions and luncheons to
distinguished visitors to the Capital.
The structure occupies an important
"a Il NfrfH
which is rapidly receiving elaborate
Identification treatment 1t is promi-
nent not only from the Highway Bridge,
which now brings in great stream OF
trSfnc from the South, but it will also
be. conspicuous on the landscape from
the !, new Arlington Memorial Bridge,
which is to be open in time for the
Beentennial celebration next year.
It is the largest building near the
water front, and is not far from the
place where the new Rock Creek and
Potomac Parkway is under construction
toe connect Potomac Park with Rock
Geek Park.
81 Description Of Building.
Unless superseded by some Federal
Development, this old brewery would
inEude upon the contemplated riverside
drive from Fort Washington and Mount
vernon, on either side of the Potomac,
to~Great Falls.
AT the time it was built, this struc-
TINE was described by The Evening Star
ass@by long odds one of the most sub
stantial and imposing buildings of the
soFtto be found anywhere" A descrip-
ton of the structure Just before it was
opened by a public reception appeared
in%The Star, in part, as follows:
oThis fine new building, standing as
It does in a very desirable location for
such business, with almost an entire
block of ground about it, is a f1ve-story
structure of brick, handsome stone
trimmings and surmounted by a grace
flh cupola. 1t covers plat of ground
94s by 1876 feet, and, owing to the un-
usual height of the several stories, the
building itself is quite as high as an
ordinary seven or eight story building.
Attached to the main building are sew
eral roomy and substantial outbuildings.
including an engine house, stable and
coepery shop-all pleasing in appear
ar1ce and forming a handsome group"