Rosson House Museum

Dr. Roland Rosson, an army surgeon who became a Phoenix physician and mayor, built this Queen Anne house in 1895, wired for electric light and fitted with a telephone and hot and cold running water — a marvel for the city at the time. The family sold it within a few years, and after several owners the City of Phoenix bought it in 1974 and restored it as the centrepiece of Heritage Square. In January 1981 a caretaker was shot dead just outside the house. He is the presence most often described inside it, along with Flora Rosson, said to have been drawn back to the home she loved. Staff and visitors also report doors that lock themselves, objects that move, and a fireplace that has been seen to light.