Old Pump Station May Become Brewery

Cincinnati Enquirer:

The city of Cincinnati is investigating whether a 118-year-old red brick pump station and water tower behind Krohn Conservatory could be sold and converted to a micro-brewery.
A pair of developers recently approached the city to redevelop the 7,000-square-foot property, which was designed by renowned architect Samuel Hannaford to enhance the park landscape. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places.
The city declined to share the developers’ names, but minutes from an East End Area Council meeting said father and son Jack and Bryon Martin were spearheading the project on Martin Drive. Jack Martin retired from the city’s transportation department in recent years. He is an architect.
The pair could not be reached for comment on their plans.
The men operate as Cincinnati Beer Company and in 2007 bought the old Christian Moerlein home and office on Elm Street near Findlay Market, announcing plans to open a brewery there once the streetcar was in operation.
The council minutes said that the men hoped to use the Eden Park facility to make small batches of beer to sell to local restaurants. A tap room in the building would also be open to pedestrians and bicyclists in the park. The Martins planned to pursue state tax credits to help fund the project.

Honestly, if a person made good beer, I think any historic building could become a nice site for a brewery.  If it is old and brick, it would make a good site.