Haffen Brewery, later
J&M Haffen Brewing Company, and incorporated as
Haffen Brewing Company in 1900, operated in
Bronx, New York from 1856 until 1917. Owned by Matthias Haffen, (1814 - 1891), who came to the United States From
Bavaria in 1831, it was a "landmark" on old Melrose Avenue between 151st Street and 152nd Street. The
Haffen Building, a seven-story
Beaux-Arts architecture style office building by architect
Michael J. Garvin was built for him in 1901 to 1902. He married Catherine (Hays) Haffen (1823-1888), an emigrant from
Limerick,
Ireland, in 1840. They had six children.