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Jamaica.Plain which, most importantly, have survived relativelyintact (see foms for 3lfieatht 3L. 55 New Heath, 249A Heath,and Jamaica P1ain Survey) .Eblana was established in 188J by John R. Alley (L822-June 21, 1898)who almost 20 years earlier with Henry H. Rueter set up the llighlandSpring Brewery located nearby at Heath and Terace Streets. . Borninto a Dublin brewing family, John R. Alley cane to the U.S. in thelate 1850's and worked first in New York and then Providence. By1857, Altey was in Eoston and founded, that year, as a principalpartner with Henry H. Rueter, Roxbury's Highland Spring Brewery.,,After withdrawing from the fim in 188J, Alley established hisown ale and porter brewery just down Heath Street on a site formerlythe location of the Moses Day estate (see forn for 12 Bickford Ave.)Designed by Philadelphia brewery architect otto Wo1f, Alley'sbrewery lncluded by March 1885' the presently existing storehouse,brewery, and boilerhouse. By 1892, at the rearr a frame buildingwhich housed the wash room and cooper shop had been added. The 2-story brick bottling plant adjacent at #1I| Heath was erected aroundthe turn-of-the-century ahd housed a 35-ton refrigeration unit. In1900, the AIIey brewery was one of 10 Boston area breweries bought-out bv the Massachusetts Breweries co. (13-17 otis Street and94-98 Arch)

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--a syndicate which included the American (249A Heath Street),Continental, Franklin (see Janaica P1ain survey), Robinson (seeJamaica Plain survey), Pfaff, and Elnwood plante. By this tine,the Alley branch of Massachusetts Breweries had an annual pro-ductive capaeity of 80r000 barrels.From the early I880's to his death, Al1ey lived in Ja;maica Plainon Sumner HiIl at J Rgvere Street. A]-ley's sons reuained activein the brewery business after their fatherrs death, and FrederickJ. became the treasurer of Massachusetts Breweries, Arthur H.,a purchasing agent for the c onpany, and George R. was superintendantof its Al1ey branch.

During Prohibltion (L92o-1933), the ALrey breryery buildlngswere used for wool warehousJ.ng and by the Randall-Faichney Co.--nanufacturerg of surgicalr veterinary, and medicaL equlpnent.In the late '30's and t40ts, 123-5 Heath street was owned byC anada Dry Glngpr Ale and housed the nixed uses of :-.: productionand bottling of carbonated beverages, manufac ture of medicalinstrr.ments, atorage, and offices. In Januaty L96O, llampdenAutomotive Mfg. Co.r the new owner of the building, was grantedpermission to block-up rooet of the windows r and the former brewerybeca.ne used and-ccttinues to function as a manufac tury for therepair, construction, and assembling of automobile parts.

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of the Eblana Brewery has been creditedlocaI Roxbury plants including the 1894Stre€t--only remaining buildings areand stablerand the L896 Star Brewerya member of the American Institutedied in Philadelphia in 1915.

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L . Roxlqqy _Bfgqlqg Coqpqna. 31 Heath Street , ( f orm lt7 04) , 1896 .

Frederick N. Footman, archiEect. (M"p 19N/98)

Qualifies as an intact late 19th ceatury brewery conplex wirhercbitecturally significant red brick Reoaissance Revival main buildingretaioing much of its original appearaoc€. Built for the Roxbury Brewing

fuapaoy, 31 Heath Street survives as a disEinguished example of Boston brewery

architecture. By the early years of the 20th century, 31 Heath was sold Eo

tureter and Company which owned and operated the Highland Spring Brewery

located nearby at New Heath and Terrace Streets.

Ttre Roxbury Brewing Company also is included in Ehe proposed Stony Brook

Breneries NaEional Register Dietrict.

2. Eblana/Alley Brewery. 1f7 and L23-5 Eeath Street, (form l/f705).

1886. Otto Wolf, architect. (M"p 19N/9E)

Considered eligible as an architecturally significanE Queen Anne stylered brick with granite trim brewery complex retaining much of its distinctiverobust form and detail. The brewery also qualifies as a landmark of Ehe latel9Eh century industrial development of the Stony Brook Valley as an inporEanE

brewery disErict of Ehe New England region. In addiEion, L23-5 Heath Streetis included in the proposed Stony Brook Breweries National Register Thernatic

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3. American Brewi ng Company. 249A lleath StreeE, ( f orn lf7 06) , L89t I 2,

20N/8E)Frederick N. Footman, architect. (Map 19N/88;

Red brick with granite trim intact late 19th century brewery conplex ofcity, state, and regional historical significance and coosidered eligible, inaddEion, as an architecturally distinguished Queen Anne sEyle industrialbuilding thaE has reEained much of its colorful and individualistic ornamentaod form. One of several important breweries remaining in Ehe Heath Street

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