In this episode, Matt tells the story of a rather standard haunted house. However, the tale of how the ghosts came to be there involves what amounts to sitcom tropes, a barrel of rum, and the specters of iconic eras in San Francisco’s history.
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113 Atherton Mansion – Ghosthropology
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Image in part by by Arthur Zim from Pixabay
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
San Francisco Preservation Bulletin 9
Paonessa, Laurie and Clio Admin. “Atherton House.” Clio: Your Guide to History. April 1, 2025. Accessed March 30, 2026. https://theclio.com/entry/190869
Richards, Rand. 2001. Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City’s Past. Heritage House Publishers, Victoria, BC. Accessed online 3/30/26 at https://books.google.com/books?id=SMuQi_WnKyQC&dq=faxon+atherton+house+san+francisco&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q=faxon%20atherton%20house%20san%20francisco&f=false
Waldhorn, Judith Lynch; Woodbridge, Sally Byrne. 1978. Victoria’s Legacy: Tours of San Francisco Bay Area Architecture. 101 Productions, New York. Accessed online 3/30/26 at https://archive.org/details/victoriaslegacy00wald/page/24/mode/1up?q=atherton
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