James Lick was born in Pennsylvania in 1796. Lick came to San Francisco in 1848 after a successful career as a piano builder in South America. Shrewd real estate investments at the time of the Gold Rush made Lick the richest man in California by . . . — — Map (db m220214) HM
This granary is a remnant of the lavish mahogany paneled flour mill built by James Lick on this site between 1855 and 1857. This circular brick structure is 66 feet in diameter, with walls 2 feet thick and 22 feet high.
The mills four large . . . — — Map (db m220212) HM