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ThereareanumberofreportedlyhauntedlocationsinWashington,D.C.Thecity
isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates,andwasfounded(pursuanttoanActof
Congress)onJuly16,1790.TheCityofWashingtonwasoriginallyaseparate
municipalitywithintheTerritoryofColumbiauntilanactofCongressin1871
effectivelymergedGeorgeTown,theCityofWashington,andtheTerritoryof
ColumbiaintoasingleentitycalledtheDistrictofColumbia.Washington,D.C.,
hasbeenthesiteofmilitarybattles,deadlyduels,assassinations,untimelydeaths,
andassociatedtragedies.
Washington'shauntedhistoryissowellknownthatsomeofitshauntedlocations
werefeaturedina2006documentary,America'sHauntedHouses,ontheA&E
TheUnitedStatesCapitol,oneofmanyplacesin
cablenetwork.NovelistDanBrownmentionedthemprominentlyinhis2009
Washingtonsaidtobehaunted
novel,TheLostSymbol.NotablepurportedlyhauntedlocationsincludetheUnited
StatesCapitol,CapitolHill,theWhiteHouse,LafayetteSquare,andnearby
buildings,IndependenceAvenueSW,TheOctagonHouse,Chinatown,theNationalTheatre,HayAdamsHotel,WoodrowWilsonHouse,
OmniShorehamHotel,andmanyothers.
TheUnitedStatesCapitolisreputedlyhauntedbymanypastrepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesandgovernment
officials,officerswhoservedduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,workerswhodiedduringitsconstructionanda"demonblackcat"that
issaidtomakeappearancesjustbeforenationaltragediesorchangesinPresidentialadministration.Averyhighnumberofapparitionsof
deceasedAmericanpresidentshavebeenreportedintheWhiteHouse,themostfamousofwhichisAbrahamLincoln,reportedevenbylater
presidentssuchasHarryS.Truman,andapparitionsofpresidentsThomasJefferson,AndrewJackson,andJohnTylerhaveallbeenwitnessed,
ashavethespiritsofmanyFirstLadies.
ThePresident'sPark,LafayetteParkandnearbybuildingsarereportedtobehometoghostssuchasPhilipBartonKeyIIandStephenDecatur
whodiedtherefollowingpistolduels.TheOctagonissupposedlyoneofthemosthauntedbuildingsinD.C.,withsightingsofitspast
occupantsandAfricanAmericanslaveswhoonceworkedthere.TheNationalTheatreissaidtobehauntedbytheghostofactorJohn
McCullough,whowasmurderedinthe1880sbyafellowthespian.HayAdamsHotelisclaimedtobehosttotheghostofMarian"Clover"
HooperAdams,thewifeofHenryBrooksAdams,thecelebrated19thcenturyAmericanjournalist,historianandnovelist,whowasthe
grandsonofJohnQuincyAdams,andtheWoodrowWilsonHouseisallegedlyhauntedbyformerpresidentWoodrowWilsonhimselfwho

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spenthisfinalyearsinillnesstherebeforedyinginhisbedroomin1924.HousesintheGeorgetownareaofthecityarereportedtobehaunted
byfiguresfromcolonialtimes,includingslaves,merchantsandchildren.StaffandguestsoftheOmniShorehamHotelhavetoldofstoriesof
faintvoices,coldbreezes,anddoorsslammingshutandopeningandtelevisionsandlightsturningonandoffoftheirownaccord.

Contents
1 CapitolHill
1.1 TheCapitol
1.2 CapitolHill
2 WhiteHouseandthePresident'sPark
2.1 WhiteHouse
2.1.1 AbrahamLincoln
2.1.2 Otherpresidents
2.1.3 Nonresidents
2.2 President'sParkandnearbybuildings
3 Downtown
3.1 TheOctagonHouse
3.2 IndependenceAvenueSW
3.3 Chinatown
3.4 NationalTheatreandNationalBuildingMuseum
3.5 HayAdamsHotel
4 DupontCircle
4.1 WalshMansion
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4.2 WoodrowWilsonHouse
5 Georgetown
6 Uptown
7 Seealso
8 References
9 Externallinks

CapitolHill
TheCapitol
TheUnitedStatesCapitolisconsideredoneofthemosthauntedbuildingsinWashington.[1][2]Thefirstapparitiontobeseentherewasinthe
1860sastheCapitolwasbeingcompleted.[3]SeveralspiritsaresaidtohaunttheCapitolduetotragediesassociatedwithitsconstruction.One
suchghostissaidtobethatofaworkerwhodiedafterafallduringtheconstructionoftherotunda,andwhonowisoccasionallyseenfloating
beneaththedomecarryingatrayofwoodworkingtools.[3]Anotherspiritisallegedlyastonemasonwhodied(crushedtodeathbeneathawall
whichcollapsed,ormurderedbyacoworker)andisseenintheOldSenatechambersorpassingthroughawallinthebasementbeneaththe
Senate.[4]
ManypoliticianswithstrongpersonalitiesandapowerfulattachmenttotheinstitutionofCongressarereputedstilltoroamthehallsof
Congresslongaftertheirdeaths.TheshadesofRepresentativeJosephCannon(RIll.andSpeakerfrom1903to1911)andRep.ChampClark
(DMo.andSpeakerfrom1911to1919)areclaimedtooccasionallyreturntothedarkchamberoftheHouseofRepresentativesaftermidnight
and,afteraloudrapfromagavel,resumethestrong,angrydebatestheyoncehadinlife.[2]MembersoftheUnitedStatesCapitolPolicehave
claimedtohaveseenSenator(andfrom1852to1854,Representative)ThomasHartBentonsittingatadeskinNationalStatuaryHall,
althoughithasnotbeenusedasalegislativechambersince1857.[5][6]SteveLivengood,chieftourguidefortheUnitedStatesCapitol
HistoricalSociety,sayshehasseentheghostofformerRepresentativeWilburMills(DArk.)nearMills'formerofficelateatnight.[7]Pierre
CharlesL'Enfant,althoughnotapolitician,wasabrevetMajorduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWarwhoservedwithGeorgeWashington
atValleyForge.[8]In1791,L'EnfantwasappointedarchitectandplannerofthenewcityofWashingtonintheDistrictofColumbia.[8]
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AlthoughL'Enfantsubmittedgrandioseplansforthenewcapitalcity,hisplanswereneverfully
adoptedandPresidentWashingtondismissedhim.[8]L'Enfantspentmuchoftherestofhislife
attemptingtowrestamonetarypaymentfromCongress,andhediedinpovertyin1825.[8]
Eyewitnesses,however,claimtohaveseenhisspiritwalkingthroughtheCapitol,headdown,
murmuringtohimself,withtheplansforthecapitalcitytuckedunderhisarm.[9]
TheCapitolhasalsobeenwitnesstomurderanddeath.Rep.WilliamP.Taulbeehadbeena
congressmanfromKentuckyfrom1884to1888.[10]CharlesE.Kincaid,ajournalistforTheLouisville
Times,hadaccusedTaulbeeofadulteryandinvolvementinaPatentOfficescandal,whichhadruined
Taulbee'spoliticalcareer.[10]OnFebruary28,1890,theexcongressmanandthereporterranintoone
NationalStatuaryHall,saidtobe
anotherintheCapitol,andTaulbeeassaultedandembarrassedKincaidbytweakingthemuchsmaller
hauntedbyanumberofformer
[10]
membersofCongress
man'snose. Kincaidranhome,grabbedapistol,and,whenheencounteredTaulbeeonamarble
staircaseleadingfromtheHousechamberdowntothediningroom,shothiminthefacejustbelow
Taulbee'slefteye.[10]Taulbeediedtwoweekslater,andKincaidwasacquittedafterclaimingself
defense.[10]ThestepswhereTaulbeewasshotstillcontainthebloodstains.[10]Journalistsandothersclaimthatwheneverareporterslipson
thesesteps,Taulbee'sghostbrieflyappears.[11]FormerPresidentandthenRep.JohnQuincyAdamssufferedastrokeathisdeskintheHouse
chamberonFebruary21,1848,andwastakenintotheSpeaker'sRoom.[12]Hisphysicalconditionwastooprecarioustopermithimtobe
moved,andhediedattheCapitoltwodayslater.[12]ManypeopleclaimtohaveheardAdams'ghostdenouncingslaverylateatnightin
NationalStatuaryHall,andoneCongressionalstaffmemberclaimsthatbystandinginthespotwhereAdams'deskoncestoodapersoncan
stillheartheformerpresident'sghostlywhisper.[2]JamesA.GarfieldwasamemberoftheHousefrom1863to1881beforeassumingthe
PresidencyinMarch1881.[13]GarfieldwasshotbyCharlesJ.Guiteau,adisgruntledofficeseeker,onJuly2,1881,at9:30a.m.ashewalked
throughtheSixthStreetStationoftheBaltimoreandPotomacRailroadinWashington,D.C.[13]Garfielddiedofheartfailurebroughtaboutby
bloodpoisoning(itselfcausedbypoormedicalcare)onSeptember19,1881,whilerecuperatingatabeachhousenearLongBranch,New
Jersey.[13]WitnesseshaveseenGarfield'sspecterwalkingsolemnlythroughthehallsofCongress.[14]
NotallCapitolhauntingsarerelatedtopeoplewhoworkedthere.The"DemonCat"isallegedtoprowlthehallsofCongress,andmake
appearancesjustbeforeanationaltragedyorchangeinPresidentialadministration.[15]Itwasfirstseenintheearlypartofthe19thcentury,and
anightwatchmanshotatitin1862.[1]IthasalsobeenseenbyothernightwatchmenandmembersoftheCapitolPolice.[16]Itappearedbefore
theassassinationofPresidentAbrahamLincoln,theOctober1929stockmarketcrash,andtheassassinationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.[7]
Thecathasnotonlybeenseeninthehalls,buthasrepeatedlyappearedinWashington'sTomb.[17]TheTomb(twolevelsbelowthecrypt
beneaththeCapitolRotunda)wasanoriginalfeatureoftheCapitol,plannedasarestingplaceforGeorgeWashingtonandmembersofhis
family.[18]TheWashingtonfamilypolitelydeclinedtheoffer.[18]TheTombstandsempty,althoughfrom1865to2009(whenitwasmovedto
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theUnitedStatesCapitolVisitorCenter)theLincolncatafalquewasstoredthere.[18]Thespectersofatleasttwosoldiersarealsosaidtohaunt
theCapitol.AfeweyewitnesseshaveclaimedthatwheneveranindividualliesinstateintheCapitolRotunda,aWorldWarIdoughboy
momentarilyappears,salutes,thendisappears.[17]Asecondapparition,whicheyewitnessessayistheghostofanAmericanRevolutionaryWar
soldier,hasalsoappearedattheWashingtonTomb.Accordingtoseveralstories,thesoldierappears,movesaroundtheLincolncatafalque,
andthenpassesoutthedoorintothehallwaybeforedisappearing.[3]

CapitolHill

Commandant'sHouseat
theMarineCorps
Barracks,allegedly
hauntedbytheghostof
thefirstCommandantof
theU.S.MarineCorps

CapitolHillisoneofthelargestandmostdenselypopulatedneighborhoodsinWashington,D.C.Itisboundedby
FStreetNEonthenorthandSoutheast/SouthwestFreewayonthesouth.TheU.S.Capitolmarksitswestern
boundary,whiletheAnacostiaRiverisitseasternlimit.AlthoughCapitolHillhasbeenhometomanyofthecity's
powerful,itshauntingsappeartobefew.Oneghost,however,issaidtohauntFirstStreetNE.JosephHoltwas
JudgeAdvocateGeneraloftheUnitedStatesArmyfrom1862to1875.[19]Hepresidedoverthetrialsofthe
Lincolnassassinationconspirators.[19]Duringthetrials,accusedconspiratorsDr.SamuelMudd(whotreatedJohn
WilkesBooth'sbrokenleg)andMarySurratt(atwhosedowntownboardinghousetheconspiratorsmet)wereheld
attheOldCapitolPrisonoppositetheU.S.Capitol(themoderndayUnitedStatesSupremeCourtBuildingstands
onthesitetoday).[20][21]AfterHoltretired,heallegedlybecamearecluseinhisCapitolHillhome.[22]Although
theHolthousenolongerexists,localresidentshavetoldstoriesofHolt'sghostwalkingdownFirstStreetNEina
bluesuitandcape,ponderingtheguiltofMuddandSurratasheheadsforthesiteoftheOldCapitolPrison.[22]

CapitolHill'sotherhauntingsareassociatedwiththetwomilitaryinstallationsinthatpartofthecity.Atthe
officialresidenceoftheCommandantoftheMarineCorpsBarracksandParadeGroundon8thStreetSE,thereare
storieswhichtalkaboutrustlingpapers,thesoundofamanpacing,andtheappearanceoftheghostlyimageof
SamuelNicholas,thefirstCommandantoftheMarineCorps.[23]AtthenearbyWashingtonNavyYardat8th
StreetSEandMStreetSE,theghostofCommodoreThomasTingeyissaidtostareoutoftheupperwindowsof
theTingeyHouse(thetraditionalresidenceoftheCommanderoftheNavyYard).[24]Localresidentsandpressreportsalsotellstoriesabout
"OldHoward,"acantankerousformerU.S.Marinewholivedinthe1860sinatwostoryhousebetweenGandIStreetsSEwhonowhauntsit,
harassingtheoccupantsandactingmuchlikeapoltergeist.[17]

WhiteHouseandthePresident'sPark
WhiteHouse
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TheWhiteHouseistheoldestbuildingonPresident'sPark.Anintegralpartoftheplannedcitythatis
Washington,D.C.,adesignwaschosenandconstructionbegunin1792,andthebuilding(although
unfinished)wasopenedforoccupancyonNovember1,1800.[25]Thefirstpeopletooccupythe
buildingwerePresidentJohnAdamsandhiswife,Abigail.[25]Partsofthemansionwereunfinished,
includingthecavernousEastRoom.[26]Withnorunningwater(itwasnotinstalleduntil1834),water
hadtobebroughtintothehousebyjugandheatedforbathingorlaundrytobedone.[27]AbigailAdams
oftenhungthefamily'slaundryuptodryinthedraftyEastRoom.[26]TheghostofAbigailAdamshas
beenseensinceshortlyafterherdeathin1818,armsextendedasifshewerestillcarryinglaundryinto
theEastRoom,accompaniedbythesmellofsoapordampclothing.[5]HouseholdstaffintheTaft
administrationevenobservedherwalkingthroughwalls.[28]
AbrahamLincoln

TheEastRoomoftheWhiteHouse,
whereAbigailAdamsoncehungher
laundryandwhereherspiritmaystill
appear

TheWhiteHouse'smostfamousallegedapparitionisthatof
AbrahamLincoln.EleanorRooseveltneveradmittedtohaving
seenLincoln'sghost,butdidsaythatshefelthispresence
repeatedlythroughouttheWhiteHouse.[29]Mrs.Rooseveltalsosaidthatthefamilydog,Fala,would
sometimesbarkfornoreasonatwhatshefeltwasLincoln'sghost.[14]PresidentDwightEisenhower's
presssecretary,JamesHagerty,[3]andLizCarpenter,presssecretarytoFirstLadyLadyBird
Johnson,[4]bothsaidtheyfeltLincoln'spresencemanytimes.Theformerpresident'sfootstepsarealso
saidtobeheardinthehalloutsidetheLincolnBedroom.[14]AsreputableaneyewitnessasLillian
RogersParksadmittedinherautobiographyMyThirtyYearsBackstairsattheWhiteHousethatshe
hadheardthem.[30]MargaretTruman,daughterofPresidentHarryS.Truman,saidsheheardaspecter
rappingatthedooroftheLincolnBedroomwhenshestayedthere,andbelieveditwasLincoln.[4]
PresidentTrumanhimselfwasoncewakenedbyrapsatthedoorwhilespendinganightintheLincoln
Bedroom.[31]Othershaveactuallyseenanapparitionoftheformerpresident.Thefirstpersonreported
tohaveactuallyseenLincoln'sspiritwasFirstLadyGraceCoolidge,whosaidshesawtheghostof
LincolnstandingatawindowintheYellowOvalRoomstaringoutatthePotomac.[14]Winston
AbrahamLincoln
Churchill,[32]TheodoreRoosevelt,[33]andMaureenReaganandherhusband[34]haveallclaimedto
haveseenaspectralLincolnintheWhiteHouse.AnumberofstaffmembersoftheFranklinD.
RooseveltadministrationclaimedtohaveseenLincoln'sspirit,[4]andononeoccasionRoosevelt'spersonalvaletranscreamingfromtheWhite
HouseclaiminghehadseenLincoln'sghost.[3]Perhapsthemostfamousincidentwasin1942whenQueenWilhelminaofTheNetherlands
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heardfootstepsoutsideherWhiteHousebedroomandansweredaknockonthedoor,onlytoseeLincolninfrockcoatandtophatstandingin
frontofher(shepromptlyfainted).[35]SeveralunnamedeyewitnesseshaveclaimedtohaveseentheshadeofAbrahamLincolnactuallylying
downonthebedintheLincolnBedroom(whichwasusedasameetingroomatthetimeofhisadministration),andothershaveseenLincoln
sitontheedgeofthebedandputhisbootson.[14]ThemostfamouseyewitnesstothelatterwasMaryEben,EleanorRoosevelt'ssecretary,
whosawLincolnpullingonhisboots(afterwhichsheranscreamingfromtheroom).[29][36]
ThelastsightingofLincoln'sghostwasintheearly1980s,whenTonySavoy,WhiteHouseoperationsforeman,cameintotheWhiteHouse
andsawLincolnsittinginachairatthetopofsomestairs.[35]
AbrahamLincolnisnottheonlyLincolnghostwitnessesclaimtohaveseenintheWhiteHouse.WillieLincoln,
AbrahamLincoln's11yearoldson,diedintheWhiteHouseoftyphoidonFebruary20,1862.[37]WillieLincoln's
ghostwasfirstseenintheWhiteHousebystaffmembersoftheGrantadministrationinthe1870s,buthas
appearedasrecentlyasthe1960s(PresidentLyndonB.Johnson'scollegeagedaughter,LyndaBirdJohnson
Robb,sawtheghostandclaimstohavetalkedtohim).[4]
Otherpresidents
Otherpresidents,aswellasFirstLadies,arealsosaidtohaunttheWhiteHouse.Witnessesinthepasttwo
centurieshavereportedthatThomasJeffersoncanbeheardplayinghisviolinintheYellowOvalRoom.[23]
WillieLincoln,whodied
PresidentAndrewJacksonissaidtobeseenlyingonwhatisthoughttobehisoldbed[38]intheQueens'Bedroom
intheWhiteHouse
(alsoknownastheRoseRoom),andhisgutturallaughhasbeenheardintheWhiteHousesincethebeginningof
duringhisfather's
the1860s.[39]FirstLadypresssecretaryLizCarpenterheardthelaughandsworeitwasJackson's,[3]andMary
presidency.
ToddLincolnclaimedtohaveheardthestompingandswearingofaninvisiblepresencewhichsheclaimedwas
theuncouthJackson.[40]WhiteHouseseamstressLillianRogersParkssaidshewassewingintheQueen's
Bedroomandfeltapresence,coldair,andthenahandonthebackofherchair.[30]Shequicklylefttheroom,andfortherestofhertimeinthe
WhiteHousesherefusedtoentertheroomagainwithoutatleastoneotherpersonaccompanyingher.[30]ThespiritofWilliamHenry
Harrison,itisclaimed,hauntstheattic,[36]andPresidentJohnTylerallegedlyhauntstheBlueOvalRoom.[17]FirstLadyFrancesFolsom
Cleveland,whowasmarriedtoPresidentGroverClevelandintheWhiteHouse'sBlueRoomin1886,[41]iswidelyclaimedtohaunttheroom
whereshewasmarriedandwasseenthereafterherdeathin1947.[30]
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TheWhiteHouseisalsosaidtobevisitedbythreespecterswhodidnotlivethere.ThefirstisthatofDavidBurns,whoownedthegroundon
whichtheWhiteHousestandsbeforesellingittothefederalgovernmentinMay1791,andwhosespirithasbeenseeninOvalOffice.[4]A
reportertoldasecurityguardduringtheTrumanadministrationthat,whilestandingintheYellowOvalRoom,heheardafaintghostlyvoice
whichsaid,"I'mMr.Burns."[3]ThesecondspiritisallegedlythatofaBritishsoldierdressedinauniformfromtheWarof1812andcarryinga
torch.[35]InAugust1814,acombinedBritishlandandseaforcecapturedWashington,D.C.,andsetfiretotheWhiteHouse,Treasury
Building,Capitol,andotherbuildingsinretaliationfortheAmericanlootingofYork,UpperCanada(nowthecityofToronto)andtheburning
oftheParliamentBuildingsofUpperCanadaaftertheBattleofYorkin1813.[42]Thefireswereputoutonlywhenahurricaneandtornado
passedthroughWashingtonthefollowingday,extinguishingtheblazes.[42]ThesoldierisclaimedtobeoneofthosewhoburnedtheWhite
House,orwholosthislifethefollowingdayinthestorm.AnothershadeallegedtovisittheWhiteHouseistheghostofAnnaSurratt,
daughterofconvictedLincolnassassinationcoconspiratorMarySurratt,whoforcedherwayintotheWhiteHousethenightbeforeher
mother'sexecutionandunsuccessfullybeggedforhermother'slife.[21][43]ItisclaimedbysomeWhiteHousestaffthatAnna'sghostreturnsto
theWhiteHouseeveryJuly6,silentlybangingonthefrontdoortoseekentranceandcontinueherfutilepleasforhermother'slife.[22]

President'sParkandnearbybuildings
President'sPark,betterknownasLafayetteSquare,mayhaveitsownspectralresident.PhilipBarton
KeyIIwasthesonofFrancisScottKeyandthenephewofChiefJusticeRogerB.Taney.[44]Inthe
springof1858,KeybeganhavinganaffairwithTeresaBagioliSickles,thewifeofhisfriendDaniel
Sickles.[45]OnFebruary26,1859,Sickleslearnedoftheaffair.[44]Thefollowingday,hesawKeyin
LafayetteSquaresignallingtohiswife.[44]Sicklesrushedoutintothepark,drewapistol,andshotthe
unarmedKeythreetimeswhiletheothermanpleadedforhislife.[44]Keywastakenintothenearby
BenjaminOgleTayloeHouseanddiedmomentslater.[46]Key'sspirit,eyewitnessesandauthorsclaim,
nowhauntsLafayetteSquareandcanbeseenondarknightsnearthespotwherehewasshot.[39]
DecaturHouse(748JacksonPlaceNW)isallegedlyhauntedbytheghostofStephenDecatur.In1820,
CommodoreJamesBarronchallengedCommodoreDecaturtoaduelovercommentsDecaturhadmade
regardingBarron'sconductintheChesapeakeLeopardAffairof1807.[47]Thetwomenduelledon
March20,andDecaturwasmortallywoundedinthestomach.[48]Decaturwasrushedbacktohishome,
anddiedthereonMarch22.[48]AyearafterDecatur'sdeath,hisghostreportedlybeganappearingat
thehousestandinginasecondfloorwindowlookingoutatHStreetNWorleavingthebackdoorof
[14]
thehousewithaboxofduelingpistols. SomanywitnessessawthespecterofDecaturthatthewindowwaswalledup.[5]Somepeoplehave
alsoclaimedthattheycanhearhiswidow,whobecamehystericalathisdeath,weepinginthehouse.[14]
DecaturHouseonLafayetteSquare,
showingthebrickedupwindowout
ofwhichtheghostofStephen
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St.John'sEpiscopalChurch(1525HStreetNW),builtin1816,isthesecondoldeststructureonthe
President'sPark.[49]Thechurchhasatraditionofa"President'spew,"whichisreservedfortheuseof
thePresidentoftheUnitedStates.[49]Thechurch'sbellwaspurchasedfromtheRevereCompanyof
Boston(foundedbyJosephWarrenRevere,sonofPaulRevere)andinstalledonNovember30,1822
(whereitremainsasof2009).[49]Accordingtoatleasttwoaccounts,wheneverthebelltollsbecauseof
thedeathofanotableperson,sixghostlymeninwhiterobesappearinthePresident'spewatmidnight
andthenvanish.[3]
ThewestsideoftheDolleyMadison
TheCuttsMadisonHouse(721MadisonPlaceNW),[50]alsoknownastheDolleyMadisonHouse,was
House,showingtheporch(withblack
constructedin1822byRichardCutts,brotherinlawofFirstLadyDolleyMadison.[51]Afterex
railing)wheretheshadeoftheformer
PresidentJamesMadisondiedin1836,DolleyMadisontookupresidencyinthehouseandlivedthere
FirstLadyissaidtorockondark
untilherdeathin1849.[46]RearAdmiralCharlesWilkespurchasedthehomein1851.[52]Wilkes
nights
movedtheentrancefromMadisonPlaceNWtoHStreetNW,andturnedtheporchonthewestsideof
thehouse(facingMadisonPlaceNW)intoawindow.[46]Witnessesfromthemid19thcenturyonward
haveclaimedtohaveseentheghostofDolleyMadisonrockinginachairinthespacewheretheporchusedtobe,smilingatpassersby.[31]

Downtown
TheOctagonHouse

TheOctagonissupposedlyoneofthe
mosthauntedbuildingsinD.C.

TheOctagonHouse(1799NewYorkAvenueNW)isreportedtobethemosthauntedhomeinD.C.[53]
Itwasbuiltin1801byColonelJohnTayloeIII.[54]TheTayloeswereagreatlydistinguishedVirginia
family:Hisgrandfather,ColonelJohnTayloe(d.1747),wasamemberoftheKing'sCouncilin
Virginiaandownerofmorethan3,000acres(12km2)ofland(ahugeestateatthetime),andhisfather,
ColonelJohnTayloeII,builtthehistoricMountAirymanorhousein1758andwasalsoamemberof
theKing'sCouncil.[55]JohnTayloeIIIwasaclosefriendofGeorgeWashington's,andWashington
convincedTayloetobuildawinterhomeinthenewcityofWashington.[54]Thereissomeevidence
thatthewalledbackyardofTheOctagonitselfmayhaveservedasaslavemarket,[56]anditiswell
establishedthattherearofthebuildinghousedtheTayloefamily'sslaves.[57]TheTayloefamilywas
exceptionallywellconnected,andtheirhomewasanimportantoneinthecity.Aftertheburningofthe
WhiteHouseintheWarof1812,PresidentJamesandDolleyMadisonlivedtherefromSeptember
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February1815.[58]ApparitionsandthepresenceofotherworldlyforceshavebeenseenandfeltinmanyplacesatTheOctagon,includingon
thespiralstaircase,thesecondfloorlanding,thethirdfloorlanding,thethirdfloorbedroom,andthegardenareaintherear.[59]Amongthe
eyewitnesseshavebeenmembersofthepublic,andcuratorsandotheremployeeshiredbythemuseumwhichownsthehouse.[17]Twoof
ColonelTayloe'sdaughtersaresaidtohauntTheOctagon.[60]ThefirstallegedlydiedbeforetheWarof1812.ColonelTayloeandhisdaughter
quarreledonthesecondfloorlandingoverthegirl'srelationshipwithaBritishofficerstationedinthecity.Whenthedaughterturnedinanger
togodownthestairs,shefelldownthestairs(orovertherailingstoriesdiffer)anddied.Herspecterisallegedlyseencrumpledatthebottom
ofthestepsoronthestairsnearthesecondfloorlanding,andsometimesexhibitsitselfasthelightofacandlemovingupthestaircase.[59]The
otherdeath,storiesclaim,occurredin1817orshortlythereafter.AnotherofColonelTayloe'sdaughterselopedwithayoungman,incurring
herfather'swrath.Whenshereturnedhometoreconcilewithherfather,theyarguedonthethirdfloorlanding.Thisdaughter,too,felltoher
deathdownthestairs(orovertherailing),andhershadeisallegedtohauntthethirdfloorlandingandstairsbetweenthesecondandthird
floors.[39]
TheOctagonisalsobelievedbysometobehauntedbythespiritsofAfricanAmericanslaveswhooncelivedthere.[61]Whenthehouseheld
bellstosummonservants,thespiritsofthedeadslaveswouldannouncetheirpresencebyringingthesebellsloudly.[62]Theghostlybell
ringingfirstoccurredinthe1870s.GeneralGeorgeD.Ramsay,ChiefofOrdnancefortheUnitedStatesArmyandcommanderofthe
WashingtonArsenalinWashington,D.C.,wasattendingadinneratTheOctagonwhenallthebellsinthehousebeganringing.AsMarian
Gouverneur,wifeofSamuelLaurenceGouverneur,Jr.(thefirstAmericanconsulinFooChow,China),relatedthestory,GeneralRamsay
seizedthebellropestostopthebellsfromsounding,buttoeveryone'sshocktheydidnotstopringing.[63]AlthoughGouverneur'sreportwas
notmadeuntil1911,themysteriousringingofthebellshadbeenreportedin1874[64]andagainin1889,[62]eachtimeattributedtothespirits
ofdeadslaves.
OtherspiritsarealsosaidtoremainatTheOctagonaswell.DolleyMadison'sspirithasbeenseennearthefireplaceinthemainballroomas
wellasheadingthroughacloseddoortothegarden,andherghost'spresenceisaccompaniedbythesmelloflilacs,herfavoriteflower.[65]A
slavegirlinthehousewasallegedlythrownfromthethirdfloorlandingtothefirstfloorbelowandkilledbyaBritishsoldierduringtheWar
of1812,andeyewitnesseshavereportedhearingherscream.[66]ThespecterofaBritishsoldierinWarof1812dresswasseenbycaretaker
JamesCypressinthe1950s,andmuseumsuperintendentAlricH.Clayclaimedthatinthe1960sspiritswouldoftenturnonthelightsand
openTheOctagon'sdoorslateatnight.[66]Agamblershottodeathinthehouse'sthirdfloorbedroominthelate19thcenturyhassometimes
beenseenstillinthebedhediedin,[14]andghostlyfootmenhavebeenseenatthefrontdoorwaitingtoreceiveguests.[17]Hewassaidtohave
rungabellshortlybeforehisdeathandthattheringofthebelloftenheardinthehouseisfromhim.Variouswitnesseshavealsoreported
hearingassortedmoans,screams,andfootsteps.[59]

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ThespiritsofslavesarealsosaidtohauntaportionofIndependenceAvenueSW,thesiteoftwoofthecity'slargestandmostnotoriousslave
markets.TheYellowHouseorWilliamsSlavePen(atabout800IndependenceAvenueSW,nowthesiteoftheheadquartersoftheFederal
AviationAdministration)wasthemostnotoriousslavepeninthecapital:Amodest,wellmaintained,twostoryyellowhouseconcealedavery
largebasementinwhichslaveswerechainedtowallsinwindowlessrooms,whilea30squarefeet(2.8m2)yardsurroundedbya12foot
(3.7m)highbrickwallprovidedspaceforthetrainingandsellingofslaves.[67]Anotherlargeslavemarket,theRobeySlavePen,wasjusta
blockawayatthecornerof7thStreetSWandIndependenceAvenueSW.[68]Ondarknights,witnessessaytheyhaveheardtheclinkingof
chainsandscreamsonIndependenceAvenuewheretheseslavepensusedtooperate.[7][69]

Chinatown
Theintersectionof7thStreetNWandHStreetNWistheheartofD.C.'sChinatownneighborhood
today,butpriortothe1930sitwaspopulatedprimarilybyGermanimmigrants.[70]Beforethe
AmericanCivilWar,7thStreetNWwasthecity'sprimarycommercialdistrict,thestreetlinedwith
threestoryFederalstyletownhouseswithshopsonthegroundfloorandresidencesabove.[71]Lincoln
conspiratorMarySurratt'sboardinghouse(604HStreetNW)hasbeensubstantiallyrenovatedthrough
theyears(andcurrentlyhousesaChineserestaurant),butitmayalsohouseMarySurratt'sghost.[3]
Fromthe1870sonward,occupantsofthebuildinghaveclaimedthatSurratt'sspiritisresponsiblefor
theincomprehensiblemumblingandwhispers,footsteps,muffledsobs,andcreakingfloorboardswhich
haveunnervedthem.[72]

NationalTheatreandNationalBuildingMuseum
AtleastthreeothersitesindowntownD.C.arealsoreputedtobehaunted.TheNationalTheatre(1321
PennsylvaniaAvenueNW)openedatitscurrentlocationonDecember7,1835,althoughtheold
buildingwastorndownandreplacedwiththecurrentstructurein1923.[73]Nonetheless,someclaimthe
theaterishauntedbytheghostofactorJohnMcCullough,whowasmurderedinthe1880sbyafellow
thespianwherethemodernstageislocatedtoday.[74]ThespookwasfirstsightedbyFredericBond,a
MarySurratt'sboardinghousein
comicactorandfriendofMcCullough's,inSeptember1896.Bondwasonthestagelateatnight
Chinatown,Washington,D.C.
reviewingpreparationsforthenextday'sperformancewhenhefeltaspectralpresencethatterrified
him.HethensawaghostlyfiguredressedinthetraditionalgarboftheShakespeareancharacter
Hamlet.Recognizingthespirit,heshoutedMcCullough'snameandtheghostvanished.[75]TheNationalBuildingMuseum(401FStreetNW),
too,isallegedlyhaunted.Builtin1887inordertoprocesspensionsforCivilWarveterans,widows,andorphans(suchpensionsconsumeda
quarterofthefederalbudgetatthetime),the"PensionBuilding"(asitwasoriginallyknown)contains15Corinthiancolumnsmadeofbrick
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andplasterandpaintedtoimitateblackonyx.[76]Securityguardsandotherwitnesseshaveclaimedthattheswirlingcolorsofthecolumnscan
changetoformtheoutlinesofpeoplewhohaverecentlydied,orwhohadtiestothebuilding.[17]Wheninuseastheheadquartersofthe
SuperiorCourtoftheDistrictofColumbiainthe1940s,nightwatchmenreportedseeingamanonhorsebackontheupperfloors,wherehorses
usedtobequarteredduringtheCivilWar.[3]TheyalsoreportedseeingtheghostofJamesTanner,astenographerwhotookdownthe
testimonyofeyewitnessesaftertheassassinationofPresidentLincolnatFord'sTheater(ironically,RobertToddLincolnapprovedtheplans
forthePensionBuilding).[3]ThesestoriesgainedsuchprominencethatmysterywriterMargaretTrumanmentionedtheminoneofher
novels.[77]

HayAdamsHotel
TheHayAdamsHotelmayalsobehosttotheghostofMarian"Clover"HooperAdams.ShewasthewifeofHenryBrooksAdams,the
celebrated19thcenturyAmericanjournalist,historian,academicandnovelistwhowasthegrandsonofJohnQuincyAdams.[78]Shemarried
HenryAdamsonJune27,1872,andin1877thecouplemovedtoWashington,D.C.,andrentedtheSlidellHouseat1607HStreetNW.[79]
Theirhomebecameasalonforthecapital'sliteratiandpoliticallypowerful.[79]In1881,theAdamsespurchasedalotonthenorthwestcorner
of16thStreetNWandHStreetNWonLafayetteSquare,andwiththeirfriendJohnHaybeganbuildingthefamousHayAdamsHousestwo
ofthemostarchitecturallyimportantprivateresidenceseverbuiltinthecity.[68]MarianAdams'belovedfather,towhomshewasexceptionally
close,diedonApril13,1885,andshesankintoadeepdepression.[78]Justmonthsbeforeshewastooccupyherspaciousandluxuriousnew
home,AdamscommittedsuicideonDecember6,1885,byswallowingpotassiumcyanide.[68]TomarkhergraveinRockCreekCemetery,
HenryAdamscommissionedsculptorAugustusSaintGaudensandarchitectStanfordWhitetocreatethehauntingAdamsMemorialwithits
hooded,robed,androgynousfigureformallytitledMysteryoftheHereafterandThePeaceofGodthatPassethUnderstanding(butwhichis
commonlycalledGrief).[79]TheHayAdamsHouseswererazedin1927byrealestatedeveloperHarryWardman,andtheHayAdamsHotel
builtonthesite.[51]AlthoughMarianAdamsneverlivedinthehousewheretheHayAdamsHotelistoday,somehotelstaffsayherspecter
hauntsthesite.Housekeepersandotherstaffhavereportedbeinghuggedbyaninvisiblepresenceaswellashearingawomansobbing.[80]
OthermysteriousoccurrencesattributedtotheAdamsspecterincludelockeddoorsopeningandclosing,clockradiosturningonandoff,anda
woman'svoicewhispering,"Whatdoyouwant?"[16]Afewwitnessessaytheghostisaccompaniedbythescentofmimosa,Adams'favorite
scent.[23]Theincidentsarelocatedprimarilyonthehotel'sfourthfloor,[81]andoccurusuallyduringthefirsttwoweeksofDecember(nearthe
anniversaryofMarianAdams'death).[80]

DupontCircle
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OneofthemostimportantbuildingsintheDupontCircleneighborhoodistheWalshMansion(nowthe
EmbassyofIndonesia)locatedat2020MassachusettsAvenueNW.ThomasJ.Walshhademigrated
pennilessfromIrelandtotheUnitedStatesin1869,thenoverthenextquartercenturybuiltupasmall
fortuneasacarpenter,miner,andhotelmanager.[82]Hisfirstdaughter(bornin1880)diedininfancy,
buthisdaughter,Evalyn(bornin1886),andson,Vinson(bornin1888),bothsurvived.[83]Helost
nearlyallhislife'ssavingsinthePanicof1893.[82]ThefamilymovedtoOuray,Colorado,in1896,
whereWalshboughttheCampBirdMine(whichwasthoughttohavebeenworkedout)andstrucka
TheformerWalshMansion(nowthe
massiveveinofgoldandsilver.[84]Nowamultimillionaire,ThomasWalshmovedhisfamilyto
IndonesianEmbassy)nearDupont
Washington,D.C.,in1898.[82]Afterspending18991900inParis,France,theWalshesreturnedto
Circle
WashingtonwhereThomasWalshcommencedtheconstructionofamansiononMassachusettsAvenue
NW.[85]TheWalshMansion,completedin1903,[86]cost$835,000(themostexpensiveresidencein
thecityatthetime)[84]andhad60rooms,atheater,aballroom,aFrenchsalon,agrandstaircase,and$2millioninfurnishingswhichtook
severalyearstopurchaseandinstall.[85]EvalynWalshmarriedEdwardBeale"Ned"McLean(thepublishingheirwhosefamilyownedThe
WashingtonPost)in1908,andafterherfather'sdeathinApril1910livedintheWalshMansion.[83]In1910,NedMcLeanboughtthe
allegedlycursedHopeDiamondforhiswifefor$180,000(althoughthepurchasewasnotformalizeduntilFebruary1911,andnotcompleted
untilafteralawsuitsettledoutofcourtin1912).[84]EvalynWalshdiedonApril26,1947.[83]TocoverEvalyn'ssignificantdebts,theWalsh
Mansionwassoldin1952totheGovernmentofIndonesiaforuseasanembassy.[84]Butaccordingtoembassystaff,EvalynWalshMcLean
nevervacatedthehome.Rather,herspirithasbeenseenseveraltimesglidingdownthemansion'sgrandcentralstaircase.[17]Anakedlady's
spectralformhasalsobeenseenfromtimetotimeinthemansion,butnooneknowswhosheis.[87]

WoodrowWilsonHouse
AsecondnotedhouseintheDupontCircleneighborhoodwhichisclaimedtobehauntedistheWoodrowWilsonHouse(2340SStreetNW).
WoodrowWilsonwaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1912,wasreelectedin1916promisingtokeepthenationoutofwar,ledthe
nationthroughWorldWarI,andleftofficein1921.[88]At2AMonSeptember26,1919,whiletravelingtoWichita,Kansas,onanationwide
speakingtourtowinpublicsupporttopressuretheSenateintoratifyingtheTreatyofVersailles,Wilsoncollapsedand,aftercancellingtherest
ofhisspeakingtour,wasrushedbacktothecapitalbytrain.[89]Hisconditionworsenedonthejourney,anduponarrivingattheWhiteHouse
onOctober2thePresidentsufferedalifethreateningstrokethatlefthimpermanentlyparalyzedonhisleftsideandblindinthelefteye.[89]
AlthoughthePresidentlived,hewasconfinedtobedfortwomonths,seenonlybyhiswife,afewcloseassociates,andhisphysicians.[90]
FromDecember1919toApril1920Wilsonrequiredawheelchair.[89]WilsonattendedhisfirstCabinetmeetinginApril1920,butfortherest
oftheyearhismindcontinuedtowander,hismemorywasmarred,andhetiredeasily.[90]ByMarch1921(whenheleftoffice)Wilsonwas
abletowalkshortdistanceswiththeuseofacane(andwithavaletcloseathand).[89]TheextentofWilson'sdisabilitywaskeptfromthe
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publicuntilafterhisdeathonFebruary3,1924.[91]PresidentandMrs.Wilsonpurchasedalargehomeat2340SStreetNW,towhicha
numberofmodificationsweremade(includingtheadditionofanelevator).[91]WoodrowWilsonreceivedfewguestsinhislastyears,anddied
inhisthirdfloorbedroomonFebruary3,1924.[88]Hiswife,EdithBollingGaltWilson,livedinthehomeuntilherdeathonDecember28,
1961,andwilledthehometotheNationalTrustforHistoricPreservationtobemadeintoamuseumhonoringherhusband.Inthedecades
sinceherdeath,staffandvisitorsattheWoodrowWilsonHouseclaimtohaveseenthePresident'sghostsittinginhisrockingchair,heardthe
shuffleofamanwalkingwithacane,andheardamansob.[92]

Georgetown
GeneralEdwardBraddockleftObservatoryHillinGeorgetownin1755onanexpeditiontocapturetheFrenchFortDuquesneduringthe
FrenchandIndianWar.[61][93]Braddock'sexpeditionwassurprisedonJuly9inthevicinityofpresentdayBraddock,Pennsylvania,inwhatis
nowknownastheBattleoftheMonongahela.Nearly900ofBraddock's1,300menwerekilledorwounded,andBraddockhimselfkilled.
SincebeforetheAmericanCivilWar,[3]witnessessaythatontheanniversaryofBraddock'sdeparturetheycanhearshoutedmilitaryorders,
horses'hoovesoncobblestones,thesoundofmenmarching,andthesoundofmetalclankingagainstmetal.[17]Thesoundscanbeheardnear
theoldLongBridgeorneartheGeorgetownbluffsoverlookingthePotomacRiver.[3]
HalcyonHouse(3400ProspectStreetNW)isa30,000squarefoot(2,800m2)mansionoriginallybuiltin1787byBenjaminStoddert,thefirst
SecretaryoftheNavy.[94][95]HalcyonHousewasownedbyseveralindividualsinthe19thcentury,andisallegedtohaveservedaspartofthe
UndergroundRailroad.[96]Thehomewassoldin1900toAlbertClemens,anephewofMarkTwain.[94]Theoriginalstructurewasheavily
alteredoverthenext38years.Clemensbelievedthatperpetuallyrebuildingthehousewouldextendhislife.[3]Thecoachhousewasjoinedto
thebuilding,apartmentsaddedtothenorthfaceandrear,roomsbuiltwithinrooms,hallwaysaddedandthenwalledoff,andevenasmall
cryptaddedinoneroom.[97]Clemensdiedin1938.[95]HalcyonHouseisallegedlyhauntedbythespiritsofnumerousrunawayslaveswho
diedthereduringtheirescapetofreedom,andwhosemoansandcriescanbeheardinthebasement.[16]Othersclaimthattheghostof
BenjaminStodderthasbeenseen,heardwalkingthroughthehouse,sittinginachair,orwhisperingunintelligibly.[16]Thespiritofawoman
hasalsobeenspottedinanupstairswindow.[3]Asixyearoldvisitorclaimedthatthewomanfrequentlywokehimatnightbyrearranginghis
covers.[3]Tworesidentssaytheyhaveexperiencedlevitationduringthenight,withtheirbodiesbeingreversedsothattheirfeetwereonthe
pillow.[3]Unnamedresidentshavetoldaboutlightsmysteriouslygoingoutandsoundsintheattic.[3]
TheOldStoneHouse(3051MStreetNW)wasbuiltin1765byChristopherandRachelLayman.[60]Thehousewassoldin1767toawealthy
widow,CassandraChew,whoconstructedakitchenintherearin1767,andasecondfloorbetween1767and1775,andathirdfloorinthe
1790s.[98]Itremainedinprivatehandsforalmosttwocenturies,usedasahomeandplaceofbusiness,[60]untilthefederalgovernment
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purchaseditin1953.[99]Anexceptionallylargenumberofspirits,residentsandvisitorsclaim,inhabitthesmallhouse.Theseinclude:A
womaninabrowndressstandingnearthefireplace,aheavysetwomanstandingonthestaircaseandalsointhekitchen,amanwithlong
blondhairandwearingabluejacket,amanwearingshortpantsandlongstockings,[17]awomaninarockingchaironthethirdfloor,asmall
boywhorunsdownthethirdfloorhallway,amandressedinColonialeraclothingstandinginthe
masterbedroom,amandressedinColonialeraclothingseenonthesecondfloor,ayounggirlwith
curlyhairrunningupanddownthestaircase,anAfricanAmericanboy,andaGermanlooking
craftsman.[59]Thelaughterofinvisiblechildrenandthetranslucentimagesofwomencookinginthe
kitchenhavealsobeenobserved.[16]TheOldStoneHousemayalsocontainoneofWashington'sonly
malevolentspirits,nicknamed"George,"whohaschokedandpushedvisitorsandwhosepresence
(oftenindicatedbyanextremelycoldspot)leaveswitnesseswithanintensefeelingofdread.[23]The
hauntingsattheOldStoneHousearesowellknownthattheywerementionedinSandiWilson'sshort
crimestory,"TheBlondeinBlack."[100]
BridgesinGeorgetownmayalsobethesitesofghostlyactivity.Twospectersaresaidtohauntthesite
TheOldStoneHouseinGeorgetown,
oftheMStreetbridge.MStreetNWwasknownontheGeorgetownsideas"BridgeStreet"beforethe
whichallegedlyhousesamalevolent
[101]
ghost.
streetrenamingof1895.
In1788,awoodendrawbridgewasbuiltoverRockCreektoconnect
BridgeStreetwithMStreetNWinWashington.[102]Butthebridgecollapsedduringarainstorm
shortlyafteritwasbuilt,takingastagecoachfullofpassengerswithit.[103]FederalBridge,asturdierstructure,wasbuiltoverRockCreekin
1802.[102]However,fromtheearly19thcenturytotheearly20thcentury,Georgetownresidentsclaimedtoseeasilentstagecoachracedown
BridgeStreetonstarlessnights,andthendisappearinthecenterofthenewspan.[104]Anotherapparitionsaidtohauntthebridgewasthatofa
drummerboywhoallegedlyhadbeenknockedoffthebridge(duringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWarorintheearly19thcenturyafterthe
bridgehadbeenrebuilt)byagustofwindanddrownedinRockCreek.[105]Onquietnights,witnessesclaimedtohearsoftdrummingwhich
gotloudernearthecenterofthespanbutdisappearedoncethespotwheretheboydrownedwasreached.[3]Theimageofaheadlessman
(whoseoriginsareshroudedinmystery)issaidtosometimeshaunttheGeorgetownsideoftheKStreetNWbridgeoverRockCreekas
well.[105]

Uptown
AnotherspiritreportedlyhauntstheOmniShorehamHotel(2500CalvertStreetNW),[106]builtin1930bylocalconstructioncompanyowner
HarryBraloveanddesignedbyWaddyButlerWood.Thehotel'sownersacceptedHenryL.Dohertyasaminorityfinancialpartner.[107]
Dohertyandhisfamilymovedintoanapartment(nowSuite870)inthehotel,alongwiththeirmaid,JulietteBrown.[108]Afewmonthsafter
theDohertysmovedintotheapartment,theirmaiddiedinthenight.[108]Ashorttimelater,theDoherty'sdaughter,Helen,alsodiedinthe
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suite.[107]TheDohertysmovedout,andtheapartmentremainedunoccupiedforalmost50years.[108]Theapartmentwasrenovatedintoahotel
suite.Butguestsandhotelstaffbegantotellstoriesoffaintvoices,coldbreezes,doorsslammingshutandopeningoftheirownaccord,and
televisionsandlightsturningonandoffontheirown.[108]Guestsinadjoiningsuiteswouldcomplainofnoisescomingfromtheclosedand
emptySuite870.[107]Otheroccupantssayfurniturewouldbefoundoutofplace,andhotelstaffsaidtheirhousekeepingcartswouldmoveon
theirown.[108]TheOmniShorehamHotelhasnamedtheroomthe"GhostSuite."[107]Todd
Scartozzi,anOmniHotelsmanager,stayedintheGhostSuitewithhisfamilyand
observedawalkinclosetlightturningonandoffofitsownaccord.[108]

OmniShorehamHotel

Seealso
GhostsoftheAmericanCivilWar
Hauntedhouse
Lincoln'sGhost
Listofreportedlyhauntedlocations
UnitedStates
Listofghosts

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