The General Harrison

The remains of the gold rush supply ship, the

General Harrison, lie beneath this building. The

sidewalk treatment reminds us that Clay Street

was once a wharf at the edge of San Francisco Bay

with tidal mud flats to the north, and in 1850 ships

like the General Harrison were moored alongside

and used as storehouses. The sculpture on the

building was inspired by the waterline shape

frames and planking of the ship.

The Sidewalk was designed by Topher Delaney and the ship sculpture

Dy Curtis Hollenback and Topher Delaney. They were contributed by

Gub Quarters under the City of San Francisco percent for art

program .