Victorian Charms, Schlitz Legacy and Craft Beer

Brewer's Hill is an urban district overlooking the Milwaukee River and downtown, a walkable neighborhood north of West Vine Street known for its restored 19th-century Queen Anne, Italianate, and Colonial Revival houses set alongside modern progress on the river bluff. The area's contemporary identity is anchored by Lakefront Brewery, a landmark of Milwaukee's craft-brewing revival. South of the residential core, the former Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company complex defines the district's industrial heritage. Many of the brewery's historic buildings now form the Schlitz Park mixed-use campus, a major adaptive-reuse project that preserves the scale and masonry character of the original works. Between these two zones rises the formidable Fortress Apartments on West Pleasant Street, a massive Romanesque-influenced structure that visually links the neighborhood's residential and industrial past. - AsNotedIn