The Whaley House ghost-tour reports

Record summary

The Whaley House, a nineteenth-century San Diego residence and courthouse, was repeatedly presented as haunted through reports of footsteps, voices, apparitions, and the lingering presence of people executed or dying at the site. The house’s reputation was especially visible through museum tours, local journalism, and paranormal programming in the target period. It matters for comparison because a documented urban history is overlaid with execution lore and theatrical interpretation. Researchers should verify the chronology of the courthouse and gallows claims, and distinguish museum scripts from independent witness accounts.