WILLIAM HEATH DAVIS HOUSE
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WILLIAM HEATH DAVIS HOUSE
Located at 410 Island Avenue
(Corner of 4th & Island Avenue).

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Ghostly Tours in History - Ghostly Limo TourGhostly Tours in History - Ghostly Limo Tour
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, starting at 6:30pm. Hear the lurid tales of murder, blood lust and prostitution, which left a spectral past. On this ghost tour we travel to 5 or 6 locations in San Diego, meeting at “The Living Room Cafe and Bistro" 2541 San Diego Ave, we go aboard a tall ship, slip inside one of the oldest buildings in Gaslamp, see a Victorian Mansion or perhaps a romantic and haunted hotel and of course a graveyard or two. Rated PG-13.

Ghostly Tours in History - Gaslamp Walking Ghost TourGhostly Tours in History - Gaslamp Walking Ghost Tour
Meeting at the William Heath Davis House, (located at 4th and Island) the oldest building in the Gaslamp, we shall travel to haunted hotels where spectral gamblers and madams prowl. Then we shall travel to a restaurant, with a truly deadly past. Ghostly stores and offices await in this unique historical tour. Tours run on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and start at 7:30pm.

The 150+ year old William Heath Davis House
is the oldest wooden structure 
in downtown Gaslamp District of San Diego.

The William Heath Davis Historic House Museum is the Gaslamp Quarter's oldest surviving structure, a saltbox style home shipped around Cape Horn and assembled in San Diego in 1850.  

The museum has been home to many fascinating people, including pre-civil war soldiers, a German Spy and Alonzo Horton, founder of San Diego. Each room represents a historic period of the home and is filled with fascinating and amusing stories about the former inhabitants.  

Self-Guided Museum Tours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 9am-3pm
The William Heath Davis Historic House Museum is the district's oldest surviving structure, a saltbox style home shipped around Cape Horn and assembled in San Diego in 1850. The museum has been home to many fascinating people, including pre-civil war soldiers, a German Spy and Alonzo Horton, founder of San Diego. Each room represents a historic period of the home and is filled with fascinating and amusing stories about the former inhabitants. $5 per person or $4 for seniors.

Gaslamp Guided Walking Tour: Saturdays at 11am
In addition, the Foundation offers a Gaslamp Guided Walking Tour every Saturday at 11am. Led by a trained guide, the tour vividly recreates the late 1800's when the city near the waterfront fell into disrepair and the Stingaree district flourished. Learn about the marketing secrets of the naughty ladies of the Stingaree and discover the haunts of famous former resident, Wyatt Earp. The tour also highlights many of the best Victorian style commercial buildings constructed in San Diego during the years between the Civil War and World War I.$10.00 regular, $8.00 for seniors/students/military.

Private tours for groups of 6 or more can be arranged with prior notice. Discounts for groups of 20 or more. Contact Keiliki Rodriguez, Administrative Coordinator, (619) 233-4692, Fax (619)233-4148.

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