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Savage Craft Ale Works

West Columbia, South Carolina

Savage Craft Ale Works, a craft brewery, involved the renovation and addition to two historic structures including the former Brookland Fire Station & City Hall building, 430 Center Street, West Columbia, constructed in 1925 and the former New Brookland Jail, 426 Center Street, West Columbia, circa 1908. Both buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the New Brookland Historic District in West Columbia.

The existing two-story 3,000 SF Fire Station structure is a Gothic Revival Style load bearing masonry structure with wooden floor framing and wood roof framing. The existing windows are steel frames with single pane glazing. The building was converted into a tap room on the ground floor in the space of the former fire station fire truck bays, while the former city hall space on the second floor was restored and utilized for private dining, offices and meeting spaces. A new 5,000 SF addition off of the back of the building provides additional room for a microbrewery, roof top terrace, elevator, stairs and restrooms. The roof terrace overlooks a beer garden, fire pit, and stage.