Documented places and attributed folklore
Historical haunted places
Research-led guides to real American places associated with ghost lore. Each page identifies what is documented, what is reported, and what remains legend.
329 historic places
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Historic place
Memphis, TN
Built in 1852 and later home to the Neely and Mallory family, the house preserves unusually complete interiors and furnishings and has operated as a city-owned museum under MoSH since 1987.
Legend
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Hartford, CT
Samuel and Olivia Clemens lived in the Hartford house from 1874 to 1891, years in which the author produced several of his best-known works and raised a family.
Legend
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Annapolis, MD
Begun in 1772 and completed during the Revolution, the Maryland State House is the nation's oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use and briefly served as the United States capitol in 1783-1784.
Legend
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Skagway, AK
The Mascot became one of Skagway's longest-running gold-rush saloons under the same ownership and location. Its closure after local prohibition and later restoration preserve evidence of alcohol, gender rules, commerce, and community change.
Legend
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Dubuque, IA
Built in the 1850s for lead miner, businessman, and civic figure Mathias Ham, the house and surrounding site interpret family life, mining wealth, architecture, and Dubuque's early development along the Mississippi.
Legend
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Salt Lake City, UT
Completed in 1901 for Alfred and Elizabeth McCune, the elaborate mansion reflects mining and railroad wealth, imported materials, skilled craftsmanship, changing institutional uses, and later preservation as an event venue.
Venue marketing
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Atchison, KS
Built in 1889-1890 for businessman John McInteer, the red-brick Queen Anne villa is significant for its architecture and association with Atchison’s late nineteenth-century commercial growth.
Venue marketing
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San Antonio, TX
The Menger Hotel opened beside the Alamo in San Antonio in 1859. William and Mary Menger developed the hotel after their brewery and boardinghouse created demand for better lodging. More than 160 years of guests, expansions, political meetings, military recruiting, and hotel folklore have made it one of Texas’s best-known historic hotels.
Reported
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Savannah, GA
Construction of the Italianate house began in 1860 from a design by John S. Norris and was completed after the Civil War; later owner Jim Williams carried out a prominent restoration.
Venue marketing
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New York, NY
An unusually intact 1832 Manhattan family home preserving original Tredwell furnishings, domestic history, and decades of reported unexplained experiences.
Reported
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Milwaukee, WI
Completed in 1895, Milwaukee City Hall’s Flemish Renaissance Revival design and tall central tower expressed the ambitions of a rapidly growing industrial and immigrant city.
Legend
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Fort Smith, AR
The Victorian building known as Miss Laura's operated within Fort Smith's regulated vice district and survives as a museum interpreting prostitution, women's experiences, public policy, and the social economy of a border city.
Reported