Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House is a saltbox structure characterized by its flat front, single-story rear, and a long roof that slopes toward the back. Built in eighteen-fifty in Maine, it was one of a dozen homes prefabricated and shipped around Cape Horn to San Diego to help establish what was then called New Town. As the oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego, it occupies a central place in the city's history.