[2] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its significance in the themes of architecture and industry.

The ground floor of the southern section was also built around 1861 and then given a second story around the beginning of the 20th century.

[2] The main building backs against the river bluff, into which caves were dug to provide natural refrigeration while the beer aged.

Jordan was an early industrial center in Scott County, and two breweries were established in the town in the 1860s.

They sold the business to new owners before the end of the decade, and its products were better known under the name Schutz and Kaiser.