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Sedona's history museum on the 1930s Jordan apple farmstead, where visitors report a woman in period dress among the orchard trees
735 Jordan Road, Sedona, AZ 86336
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Adults $10; children under 13 free. Check the museum website for current hours and group rates.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Historic park grounds with paved and packed-dirt paths; the orchard area is uneven.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1931 · Original Jordan family apple farmstead · National Register of Historic Places · City of Sedona's first three Local Landmarks
The Jordan family farmstead sits on land in Uptown Sedona that Walter and Ruth Jordan developed into one of the area's largest apple operations. Walter built a tractor shed on the property in 1929, and in 1931 the Jordans put up a one-room cabin with a porch and carport. Two bedrooms and a bathroom were added in 1937, and a major 1947 expansion brought a full kitchen, hardwood floors, and a heating system.
The orchard business grew quickly. In 1946 the Jordans built a 40-by-80-foot fruit-packing shed and installed an apple-grading machine that let them move fruit to market faster. At its peak the operation delivered several tons of apples to Phoenix multiple times a week while also supplying Sedona's growing tourist trade.
The Jordan home, the primitive tractor shed, and the large fruit-packing shed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and were designated the first three Local Landmarks in the City of Sedona. The house opened as the Sedona Heritage Museum in 1998, fulfilling Ruth Jordan's goal of preserving the property as a historic place. Jordan family members continue to volunteer at the museum.
Sources
The story most often attached to the Jordan farmstead involves a woman in period dress who is seen among the trees of the old orchard and then is gone when anyone looks directly at her. Visitors also report hearing music and laughter on the property at times when it should be quiet, sounds that local accounts connect to the harvests and gatherings the Jordan family held here over decades of running the orchard.
Regional travel and paranormal writers describe the museum as one of Sedona's more frequently reported haunted spots, with the orchard apparition and the phantom sounds the two recurring elements. The accounts are framed less as a frightening haunting than as the residue of an active, working family home, and there is no documented tragedy attached to the property to explain them.
Notable Entities
Walk the Jordan family farmstead and its apple-grading and fruit-packing buildings, open daily from late morning into the afternoon. Self-guided and docent-led tours are available; group rates can be arranged by phone. The old orchard on the property is the spot most often tied to local apparition accounts.
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