McLouglin House a white two story mansion was built by Dr John Mcloughlin in 1845. He founded the town of Oregon City in 1842. He was the town’s mayor, banker and investor. He was a very kind and generous man he would let travellers passing through stay in his home, and after his retirement would still see to charity cases. After in death in 1857 his daughter sold the mansion and it became a hotel, a wool mill owner brought it and up until 1886 it housed Chinese workers, then it became a brothel, finally it was an apartment which was abandoned and vagrants took over. The mansion was saved when it was moved to its present location and became a museum in 1910.

The ghosts of McLoughlin House have also been known to wander around Barclay House which is next door, the spirits started to appear at Mcloughlin when the original owners who were buried by the house at the previous location were transferred to be buried between the two houses where they both now stand.

Some of the ghosts to bee seen are John McLoughlin and his wife Marguerite. In the parlour people feel fearful and the sense of foreboding this is where John died and also it is thought a murder was once committed here, many Chinese spirits have been seen, sometimes in a huddle as if they fear something, also displays have been changed, things disappear and then reappear and knocking sounds have been heard.

Barclay House was built by Dr Forbes Barclay in 1845 and he lived there with his wife Maria and their 7 children. Dr Barclay has served as a major, school superintendent and the first coroner of Oregon. It was moved to its present location in 1930 when it moved from its former location on the waterfront. It is now a ticket office and gift shop for the McLoughlin House and also one room is available for hire.

Ghosts known to flit between both houses are a little red headed boy, a woman in a beautiful gown and also muddy dog paw prints have been seen.