McConaughy House
The McConaughy House, built in 1887 for John McConaughy was home to three sons (William, James and Henry) and one daughter (Mary). John founded the first scheduled passenger stage service between San Diego and Julian. After the founding of Heritage Park – the McConaughy house was moved to the park by a group of attorneys who restored and then occupied the house for close to 15 years. During that period, they reportedly heard disembodied footsteps making their way around the house along with many other unusual and unexplained annoyances. Many times these disturbances were loud enough to cause the staff to peak around the corner to check out where the strange sounds were coming from – only to find hallways and rooms totally empty and silent.
The McConaughy house was later home to the Coral Tree Tea House and Old Town Gift Emporium.
(Excerpt from Robert & Anne Wlodarski’s Ghosts of Old Town San Diego)