Haskell House, House museum in San Francisco, United States
Haskell House is a house museum in San Francisco, located near Fort Mason at the corner of Franklin Street and McDowell Avenue. The building dates from the 1850s and retains its original wood architecture, with creaking floors and narrow hallways.
The house was built in the 1850s for the Haskell family and taken over by the Union army in 1863 to serve as officers' quarters. Leonidas Haskell fought in court to reclaim it until his death in 1873.
Haskell House is widely known as the most haunted house in San Francisco. Visitors report shadows moving in empty rooms, objects falling on their own, and lights turning on without anyone touching them.
The house sits near Fort Mason and is walkable from much of northern San Francisco. Visiting in daylight is a good idea, as the narrow rooms and wooden stairs can be hard to navigate in low light.
Senator David Broderick, a noted opponent of slavery, spent the night before his fatal duel in 1859 inside this house. His death helped keep California on the Union side, which shaped the course of the Civil War.
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