George Washington Buford and his wife Annie moved to Tombstone in 1880. They had five children while they lived here, but three of them died of disease. The Buford family left Tombstone in 1888, but the Buford house remains today. It is a large house, so it has been used as a boarding house, lodge, or bed-and-breakfast over the years, though it is a private residence today.

The Buford house was once featured on the History Channel as one of the most haunted locations in Tombstone, and that is a well-deserved reputation. It is not sure why this spot is so haunted, but maybe the spirits of the three Buford children who died here are still present. Maybe some geological feature connected to the silver mines in this area channels paranormal activity to this one spot. Whatever the reason, the Buford house seems to be more haunted than other locations around Tombstone.

Several years ago, a driver for one of the ghost tours reported that his young daughter spent the night with a friend in the Buford house. She said that she saw colored lights flashing across the walls of her room like an automobile was driving by on the street outside. Since she was on the side of the house away from the street, those lights were a mystery. She also reported feeling very calm and peaceful while in the presence of those lights, not frightened as someone may think.

Paranormal touches seem to be relatively common around the Buford house. When it was a bed-and-breakfast, guests would often report feeling a cat rubbing against their legs at the breakfast table, but there would be nothing there. Guests would also report feeling something brush against their skin as they walked across the porch in front of the Buford house. Some people who walk past the Buford house on the street feel something brush past them. The photos on this page are four of the many I have in my collection. The first shows several orbs floating around the Buford house. The second shows a plasma in the front window of the Buford House. The third shows the most commonly seen apparition in Tombstone, the Lady In White, on the front porch of the Buford house. The third shows an apparition standing to the right of the front porch and may be one of the best apparition photos in my collection.

Photos

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Location

The Buford house is located at 113 E Safford St, Tombstone, AZ 85638. While it is no longer a bed-and-breakfast, guests may want to drive by and look at this haunted place. Since this is private property, please be respectful.