It is a Georgian style house that was built in 1838 for former convict Britton Jones, a Launceston brewer and innkeeper.

[6] In early 2013 the Tas Ghost Hunting society undertook an investigation into possible paranormal activity after staff members reported unusual experiences while working there.

In a sitting room they reportedly found higher levels of energy than normal using an electromagnetic sensor.

According to skeptic member Jin-Oh Choi '"We want to make sure the way they're recording the information is actually correct.

'"[7] According to investigator Benjamin Radford most ghost hunting groups... make many methodological mistakes....