The section of Jackson Street between Montgomery and Sandsome Avenues is of historical interest . It contains several 19th century buildings that were built after the 1851 city fire and survived the 1906 earthquake . The Lucas , Turner & Co . Bank , also known as the " Sherman 's Bank " was opened by William Tecumseh Sherman on the corner of Jackson and Montgomery in 1854 . Ghirardelli Chocolate operated a factory in Nos . 415-431 between 1853 and 1894 . The Hotaling Whiskey Warehouse , at Nos . 451-455 , was built in 1866 . In the aftermath of the earthquake , the Army decided not to demolish the buildings on this block for fear of detonating the barrels of whiskey in the warehouse , which would cause an explosion . The Hotaling Building at 466 Jackson Street was built in 1866
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
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