William Heath Davis Historic House MuseumSports & Entertainment CentersUpdated on Nov 5, 2012 View more like this | Visit SAN DIEGO, CA | Contact Dale Downing |
Are you aware of San Diego’s oldest surviving structure? It’s located in the downtown Gaslamp District and it’s called the William Heath Davis Historic House Museum. It’s located at 410 Island Avenue on the corner of 4th and Island.
This 150-year old home was shipped from Cape Horn and actually assembled in San Diego in 1950! 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 and is filled with fascinating and amusing stories about the former inhabitants.
There are self-guided Museum tours every Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All this history can be seen for only $5.00 per person/$4.00 for seniors.
In addition, there is a Guided Walking Tour of the Gaslamp District every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. This tour is a lead by a trained guide and recreates the late 1800’s when the city near the waterfront fell into disrepair and the Stringaree District flourished. The Stingaree was a neighborhood of San Diego between the boom of the 1880s and the cleanup of 1916. The reason for the neighborhood's fame was its role as the home to the city's "undesirables". Though the name "Stingaree" refers primarily to the period before 1916, the neighborhood's character as a vice district lasted until its massive redevelopment in the 1980s.
Besides hearing about the Stringaree, you will discover the haunts of the former famous resident, Wyatt Earp. This tour also highlights many of the best Victorian style commercial buildings constructed in San Diego during the years between the Civil War and WWI. Cost is $10 for adults and $8.00 for seniors/students/military.
And you thought that the only thing there was in the Gaslamp District were restaurants, café’s and pubs! San Diego, a never-ending surprise!
This 150-year old home was shipped from Cape Horn and actually assembled in San Diego in 1950! 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 and is filled with fascinating and amusing stories about the former inhabitants.
There are self-guided Museum tours every Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All this history can be seen for only $5.00 per person/$4.00 for seniors.
In addition, there is a Guided Walking Tour of the Gaslamp District every Saturday at 11:00 a.m. This tour is a lead by a trained guide and recreates the late 1800’s when the city near the waterfront fell into disrepair and the Stringaree District flourished. The Stingaree was a neighborhood of San Diego between the boom of the 1880s and the cleanup of 1916. The reason for the neighborhood's fame was its role as the home to the city's "undesirables". Though the name "Stingaree" refers primarily to the period before 1916, the neighborhood's character as a vice district lasted until its massive redevelopment in the 1980s.
Besides hearing about the Stringaree, you will discover the haunts of the former famous resident, Wyatt Earp. This tour also highlights many of the best Victorian style commercial buildings constructed in San Diego during the years between the Civil War and WWI. Cost is $10 for adults and $8.00 for seniors/students/military.
And you thought that the only thing there was in the Gaslamp District were restaurants, café’s and pubs! San Diego, a never-ending surprise!
