Whaley House haunting tradition
- Date of account
- Built 1857; haunting reports and public tradition from late nineteenth century onward
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Whaley House, built in San Diego in 1857 by Thomas Whaley, is a National Historic Landmark frequently described as one of America’s haunted houses. The property’s narrative draws on the Whaley family, executions at the earlier city gallows and later reports by residents, visitors and staff. It is useful for comparison because an identifiable historic building has accumulated multiple layers of criminal history, family memory, preservation interpretation and paranormal tourism. Researchers should trace when particular apparition stories entered print and distinguish documented site history from later museum and tour narratives.
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