Gatewood, an attorney, advertised his services in an ad, but the biggest ad on the page was from George Irvine, a meat packer in San Francisco. Visitors can view the original printroom with a Washington press and the editor's office. Seeley Stables Albert Seeley ran the San Diego-Los Angeles Stage Line, which was put out of business in 1887 after the coming of the railroad. Reconstructed stable and barns house a fine collection of horse-drawn buggies, wagons, carriages and other western memorabilia. Just up the hill from Old Town, at the site of the original San Diego presidio, this museum holds artifacts from the presidio excavation, temporary and permanent exhibits , l6th-18th century Spanish furniture.
Museum is available for private events and special bookings.
Operated by the San Diego Historical Society. Prior to 1851 the property belonged to Maria Eugenia Silvas, descendant of a Spanish Colonial soldier who came to Alta California in the 1770s. In 1854, Hayes leased the structure to Robert Lloyd and Edward Kerr, who named it the U.S. House. Other business ventures at this location included an auction house, butcher shop and a match factory. This structure, like many in Old Town, burned in the fire of 1872.