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Sherman's Bank, Jackson Square
William Tecumseh Sherman first came to San Francisco in 1847, not as a gold miner but as an Army lieutenant. He served until he resigned in 1853 to go into banking. Sherman oversaw the construction of this bank building, erected in 1854. Coincidentally another recently-resigned Army officer, Capt. Ulysses Grant, lived six blocks from this bank in the same year. Sherman's career as a banker ended in 1856 when he was appointed as a major-general commanding the San Francisco division of the California Militia to try and stop San Francisco's Committee of Vigilance from their lynchings. He failed in that commission but both he and Ulysses Grant would go on to greater glory in Civil War, five years later.
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3 Comments:
Thanks for the great information, as always! That's such an intersting corner of the city -- I guess it was right on the edge of the bay at one time... I am inspired to do some spooking around in that area -- I love all the old brickwork. Nice and quiet down there too, as I remember.
That is fascinating...I am sure I have seen that building before. You really make San Francisco history come alive for me.
Ditto: the previous two posts.
I got here from the link on aphotoaday's site. Sure glad I found you.
Thanks for sharing the interesting history..
Troy
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