Albion Brewery
Unfinished History
The Albion Brewery, looking towards Hunters Point Boulevard, in the early 20th century
photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
The Albion Castle was built as a brewery in 1870. During Prohibition it was closed down since they could not sell their beer. Parts of the building burned down during that time. The castle was rebuilt by a sculptor in 1939. The wall and the caves are from 1870, but most of the wood is from 1939.
The building consists of a 6 story square tower attached to a small building and castle ruins which run into the terraced gardens. There are also some caves and underground pools fed by fresh spring water. The caves were dug as part of the brewery in 1870.
--Paul de Jong
Hunters Point School on Hunters Point Boulevard in 1917, with the Albion Brewery behind.
photo: Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
The Albion Brewery, built above India Basin in the 1890s, survives today as a bottled water company.
photo: Chris Carlsson