The legend goes that a little boy haunts a particular Queen Anne Victorian home in Santa Ana.
Volunteers with the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society report hearing footsteps, and even seeing a ghost near the main staircase of the Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House… despite there being no record of a small child ever passing on the property.
This is just one of many stories about the historic home. Closet doors in the Wysteria Bedroom are known to open on their own, there’s a shadow figure that allegedly appears in the parlor, and members have reported seeing orbs appear in the living room.
While the stories become legends and fascinate visitors, there is actual history behind the home. The Dr Willella Howe-Waffle House is the Queen Anne Victorian home of the first female physician in Santa Ana. She was only the second female physician in Orange County…