Whaley House haunted reputation

The Whaley House, built in 1857 in Old Town San Diego, is a historic house museum at the site of a former public gallows and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Local lore holds that the house is haunted, and it has been frequently cited in regional and national lists of haunted locations. The house is a regular stop on San Diego ghost tours and attracts anecdotal reports of apparitions and unexplained noises. Claims of paranormal activity are anecdotal and are debated by historians and investigators.