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Most Haunted House in Every State: 50 Real Haunted Houses & Their History

Every town seems to have one.

It’s the old house everyone knows about, the mansion kids dared each other to approach, or the historic building where longtime employees swear they’ve heard footsteps after everyone else went home.

Some of these stories are little more than local folklore. Others grew around places with very real histories of tragedy, war, crime or loss. And after enough years, it can become surprisingly difficult to tell where the documented history ends and the ghost story begins.

With Halloween approaching, we went looking for one of the best-known reportedly haunted properties in every state.

We weren’t trying to prove that ghosts exist. That’s not something a property search, historical record or newspaper archive can establish. Instead, we wanted to look at the real places behind the stories: where they are, what actually happened there and how they earned their reputations.

Some of the histories are far more interesting than the legends.

Florence, Alabama

Sweetwater Mansion has been standing in Florence since the 1830s, which has given the house nearly two centuries to accumulate stories.

The mansion survived the Civil War era, and its history has become intertwined with tales of soldiers and other figures supposedly seen around the property. Visitors have described strange sounds and unexplained sightings, including the frequently repeated story of a Civil War soldier appearing inside the house.

Whether those experiences have ordinary explanations is impossible to say. What isn’t in question is Sweetwater’s age and its place in Alabama history.

100 Kenai Street, Whittier, Alaska

Alaska’s entry isn’t a creepy Victorian mansion. It’s a 14-story building where much of an entire town lives under one roof.

Begich Towers is one of the things that makes Whittier such an unusual place. Apartments share the building with community services, and residents can go about much of their daily lives without going outside.

Perhaps inevitably, a building that large has collected its share of stories. Residents have described unexplained footsteps, whistling and other sounds in areas where no one appeared to be present.

Haunted or not, living with most of your neighbors in one enormous building surrounded by Alaska wilderness already sounds like the setup for a pretty good Halloween story.

113 N. 6th Street, Phoenix, Arizona

Walk through downtown Phoenix and you’ll find an elaborate Victorian house that looks almost out of place among the modern city surrounding it.

The Rosson House was completed in 1895 and is now preserved as part of Heritage Square.

Over the years, staff members and visitors have shared stories about objects appearing to move, unexplained noises and other unusual experiences inside the home.

Those accounts have become part of the Rosson House story, but the real attraction is being able to walk through an authentic piece of 19th-century Phoenix.

400 S. Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, Arkansas

Before Bentonville became synonymous with Walmart, Colonel Samuel West Peel built an impressive Italianate mansion there in the 1870s.

The house has survived while much of the world around it changed dramatically.

Stories about unexplained piano music and the possible presence of former residents have followed the mansion over the years. Today, the Peel Museum and Botanical Garden preserves the property and tells the story of the family that built it.

2476 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, California

If California has a celebrity haunted house, this is probably it.

Thomas Whaley built his family home in San Diego in 1857. During its long life, the building wasn’t just a residence. It also served as a courthouse, theater and commercial space.

Then came the ghost stories.

Generations of visitors have claimed to hear footsteps, see figures and experience things they couldn’t easily explain. The Whaley House eventually became almost as famous for those stories as for its architecture.

Today it’s a museum, and people come for both reasons: the history and the possibility that they might encounter something history can’t explain.

1340 Pennsylvania Street, Denver, Colorado

Margaret “Molly” Brown didn’t need a ghost story to become a legend.

The activist and philanthropist became internationally famous after surviving the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Her Denver home now operates as a museum dedicated to her remarkable life.

That hasn’t prevented another set of stories from developing around the house. Visitors have described unusual smells, objects apparently moving and other experiences sometimes attributed to Brown and former residents.

There’s no way to establish that those stories are paranormal, but they have become part of the modern folklore surrounding one of Denver’s most famous homes.

New London Harbor, Connecticut

Connecticut takes us offshore.

New London Ledge Light stands in the harbor near the mouth of the Thames River. Its best-known legend involves a former lighthouse keeper nicknamed “Ernie,” who supposedly never entirely left.

Stories attributed to Ernie include unexplained knocking, doors opening and closing and electronics behaving strangely.

It’s exactly the sort of tale you’d expect to develop around an isolated lighthouse surrounded by dark water — which may be part of the reason the legend has lasted so long.

151 Kings Highway SW, Dover, Delaware

Imagine moving into the governor’s mansion and discovering that some people believe you aren’t the only resident.

Woodburn was built around 1798 and has served as the official residence of Delaware’s governor since the 1960s.

Stories about unusual figures and unexplained activity have circulated for years, sometimes coming from people who actually lived in the mansion.

Whether those accounts are ghost stories or simply the natural folklore surrounding a house more than two centuries old, Woodburn has earned a place in Delaware’s haunted history.

Yesteryear Village, West Palm Beach, Florida

The Riddle House had an unusual history before anyone started talking about ghosts.

Originally associated with cemetery operations, the building later became a private residence and was eventually moved to Yesteryear Village for preservation.

Its best-known legend involves a former employee named Joseph, who died during the property’s earlier history. Much of the paranormal lore centers on the attic.

The house has since become a popular destination for paranormal enthusiasts, proving that sometimes moving a building doesn’t leave its stories behind.

1516 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia

Among the office buildings and traffic of Peachtree Street sits what looks like a small European castle.

Rhodes Hall was completed in 1904 for furniture magnate Amos Rhodes. Built from granite and filled with elaborate details, the house is striking enough without embellishment.

Still, stories about footsteps, voices and unexplained figures have followed it.

Today the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation operates Rhodes Hall, giving visitors the opportunity to appreciate the building for what can actually be documented: an extraordinary surviving piece of Atlanta history.

364 S. King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

Few properties on this list carry the historical importance of Iolani Palace.

It was the official residence of Hawaii’s monarchy and is closely connected to King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani. The palace witnessed some of the most consequential events in Hawaiian history.

Over the years, employees and visitors have also described unusual sounds and sightings inside and around the palace.

Those stories are secondary to the site’s enormous historical significance, but they’ve nevertheless become part of the way some visitors experience the property today.

2445 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho

This one isn’t a house at all, but leaving it off an Idaho list would be difficult.

The Old Idaho Penitentiary operated for more than a century, beginning in 1872. Thousands of prisoners passed through its gates, and the prison’s history included riots, executions and deaths.

Today it’s a museum.

Visitors have described footsteps, voices and shadowy figures in the old cell blocks. Given what actually happened within those walls, the documented history is unsettling enough without deciding whether the paranormal stories are true.

2018 Alby Street, Alton, Illinois

McPike Mansion looks like the kind of place Hollywood would build for a haunted-house movie, except it’s real.

Constructed in 1869, the mansion eventually fell vacant and remained empty for decades.

Its deterioration only added to its reputation. Stories about apparitions, strange sounds and other unexplained activity began attracting paranormal investigators and curious visitors.

Restoration work has been underway for years, making McPike a rare combination of preservation project, historic property and paranormal destination.

3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, Indiana

James Allison helped found the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and built an impressive mansion in the early 20th century.

Today the house is part of Marian University.

Students and others connected to the building have passed along stories about footsteps and sightings supposedly connected with former residents.

It’s a familiar pattern with historic properties: generations change, the building remains, and eventually stories become almost another layer of architecture.

508 E. 2nd Street, Villisca, Iowa

Here, the history isn’t folklore.

During the night of June 9-10, 1912, eight people were killed inside this small Iowa house: Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children and two young guests.

The crime was never solved.

More than a century later, the house still stands at 508 E. 2nd Street and is open to visitors. People have reported voices, sounds and other unexplained experiences inside.

Whether anything paranormal occurs there is a matter of belief.

What happened to the Moore family and their guests is documented history, and that alone makes the house one of the most unsettling properties in America.

508 N. 2nd Street, Atchison, Kansas

The Sallie House became nationally known after a family living there in the 1990s reported a series of frightening experiences.

The story eventually centered on a supposed young girl named Sallie. Paranormal television programs and investigators helped turn the Atchison house into one of Kansas’ best-known supernatural destinations.

There is an important catch: some of the historical details commonly repeated in versions of the Sallie legend are difficult to verify.

That’s worth remembering whenever researching a famous property. A story can be repeated thousands of times online without becoming a historical fact.

202 Wilkinson Street, Frankfort, Kentucky

Liberty Hall has been part of Frankfort since the early days of Kentucky statehood.

Its best-known ghost story is that of the “Gray Lady,” traditionally identified as Margaretta Varick, a visitor who died while staying with the Brown family.

People have reported seeing a woman dressed in gray around the property.

Today Liberty Hall is preserved as a historic site, where the lives of the real people who occupied the house are every bit as important as the legend.

7747 U.S. Highway 61, St. Francisville, Louisiana

The Myrtles has spent decades being introduced as “one of America’s most haunted homes.”

The plantation-era property dates to the late 18th century and today operates as an inn and tourist destination.

Its ghost stories are numerous: apparitions, mysterious photographs, footsteps and the famous legend of an enslaved woman named Chloe.

But there’s a reason The Myrtles is particularly useful when talking about house history. Historians have challenged parts of some of its most famous stories, including details that have been repeated as fact for years.

The house is real.

Its history is real.

Not every story told about it necessarily is.

6 Pleasant Street, Kennebunkport, Maine

Captain Nathaniel Lord built this Federal-style mansion in the early 1800s.

Today it welcomes guests rather than sea captains, but stories about former resident Phoebe Lord have become part of the inn’s lore.

Guests have described unusual experiences they believe are connected to her.

It’s one of those properties where the attraction isn’t simply whether you believe in ghosts. You can actually spend the night inside more than two centuries of Maine history.

110 Key Street, Hagerstown, Maryland

Jonathan Hager built this stone house in the 18th century and became one of the founders of Hagerstown.

The house has survived for generations as the city grew around it.

Stories about unexplained figures and sounds have also survived. Visitors have described seeing a woman, a man and even a young girl.

Today the Hager House is a museum, allowing visitors to explore the documented story behind the city’s beginnings.

230 Second Street, Fall River, Massachusetts

You don’t need a ghost story to make 230 Second Street unsettling.

On August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby, were killed inside the Fall River home.

Andrew’s daughter Lizzie was arrested and tried for the crimes. She was acquitted, and the murders remain one of America’s most famous unsolved cases.

The house still stands.

It now operates as a lodging and tourist destination, and visitors have reported all kinds of unexplained experiences there.

Those claims can’t be proven.

The events of August 4, 1892, can.

And more than 130 years later, people are still fascinated by what happened inside that house.

100 Monroe Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Frank Henderson built his enormous Queen Anne-style mansion in the 1890s overlooking Kalamazoo.

The property has passed through numerous owners and uses since then and now operates as an inn and event venue.

Stories about unexplained voices and figures have become part of its reputation, giving overnight guests something else to think about after the lights go out.

276 Exchange Street S., St. Paul, Minnesota

The Forepaugh mansion comes with one of St. Paul’s classic tragic-romance ghost stories.

The legend involves businessman Joseph Forepaugh and a household employee named Molly, whose relationship supposedly ended in tragedy.

Over the years, people have reported apparitions and other unusual experiences at the mansion.

Some details of the popular story are difficult to establish conclusively, another example of how real people can gradually become characters in local folklore.

1445 Harrison Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi

McRaven doesn’t need much help creating atmosphere.

Parts of the property date back to the late 1700s, and the house became connected to Vicksburg’s Civil War history.

Its owners promote both its historical and paranormal reputation, and visitors have described unexplained figures, sounds and other experiences.

Whatever you make of those claims, walking through McRaven means walking through layers of Mississippi history.

3322 DeMenil Place, St. Louis, Missouri

The Lemp Mansion’s reputation grew from a very real family tragedy.

The Lemps built a brewing fortune in St. Louis, but the family experienced a series of devastating losses. Several members of the family died by suicide, including deaths associated with the mansion.

The property eventually became a restaurant and inn.

Employees and guests have since described voices, footsteps and figures they couldn’t explain.

In this case, you don’t need to embellish the history. The documented story of the Lemp family is haunting enough.

219 W. Granite Street, Butte, Montana

William Andrews Clark became enormously wealthy during Montana’s copper boom and built a mansion in Butte worthy of that fortune.

The Victorian home survives today as both a museum and bed-and-breakfast.

Guests have shared stories about unusual sounds and unexplained experiences, but the real reason to visit may be the opportunity to see how one of America’s Gilded Age industrial fortunes was actually lived.

Brownville, Nebraska

Historic Brownville is filled with buildings from another era, and the Captain Bailey House has acquired its share of local legends.

Stories include piano music when no one is playing and doors apparently moving on their own.

As with many lesser-known haunted houses, the folklore is easier to find than definitive documentation for every version of the story — a good reason to treat ghost tales as tales unless the underlying history can be verified.

606 N. Mountain Street, Carson City, Nevada

Nevada governors have been living here since the early 20th century.

Apparently, some stories suggest they may have company.

Accounts associated with the mansion include sightings of a woman and a young girl. The stories have circulated for years among people familiar with the residence.

Whether they’re ghosts or simply stories that naturally accumulate around an old mansion, Nevada’s first families have inherited more than a historic home.

Henniker, New Hampshire

This may be the best example on the list of why historical research matters.

Mary Wilson Wallace really existed, and the unusual “Ocean-Born Mary” nickname really was connected to her birth during an Atlantic crossing.

But over time, her story grew.

Pirates, treasure and ghosts entered the legend, and some of the most colorful claims repeated about her have been challenged by historians.

It’s a fascinating case of a real person’s life slowly becoming something closer to mythology.

Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth, New Jersey

Officially, it’s the Seabrook-Wilson House.

Almost everyone knows it as the Spy House.

The building dates to the 18th century and acquired stories connecting it with Revolutionary War spying. Later came tales of apparitions, strange crying and unexplained activity.

Not every part of the popular legend is equally well documented, but the house itself remains an important piece of New Jersey history.

110 W. Main Street, Los Lunas, New Mexico

The Luna Mansion is tied to families who played an important role in New Mexico’s history.

Its best-known paranormal story involves a woman in period clothing, often said to be Josefita Otero.

Visitors have described seeing the figure or experiencing other unexplained activity.

The mansion’s real history, however, provides plenty to investigate before getting to the ghost stories.

Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York

Few American houses demonstrate the difference between documented history and folklore as clearly as the Amityville house.

On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family inside their Ocean Avenue home.

That happened.

The next chapter is considerably more controversial.

George and Kathy Lutz moved into the house the following year and left after 28 days. They said they had experienced terrifying paranormal events.

Their story inspired The Amityville Horror and an enormous movie and publishing franchise.

The paranormal claims have been disputed for decades.

The house’s number was eventually changed, but changing an address couldn’t erase its place in American popular culture.

46379 Lighthouse Road, Buxton, North Carolina

The Outer Banks have seen enough real shipwrecks and maritime disasters to supply ghost stories for generations.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands in the middle of that history.

Stories of unexplained lights, sounds and lost sailors have become part of Outer Banks folklore.

Whether you believe them or not, the documented history of the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” explains why tales of people who never quite left the coast have endured.

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Mandan, North Dakota

George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Libbie, lived at Fort Abraham Lincoln before he rode out on the 1876 campaign that ended at Little Bighorn.

The house visitors see today is a reconstruction, which is an important detail often lost in haunted-property lists.

People have nevertheless reported voices, lights and other unusual experiences around the site.

Its connection to one of the most famous episodes in Western American history is unquestioned.

11755 Kinsman Road, Newbury, Ohio

Punderson Manor looks like it was designed specifically for October.

The Tudor-style building sits within Punderson State Park and operates as a lodge.

Guests have reported strange noises and apparitions over the years, and the manor’s setting only adds to its reputation.

Even skeptics can appreciate the appeal of spending an autumn night in a historic manor surrounded by an Ohio state park.

121 N. Chickasaw Avenue, Claremore, Oklahoma

John Bayless began building the Belvidere Mansion around the beginning of the 20th century but died before it was finished.

His family completed the home.

Stories about the Bayless family have remained attached to the mansion, including reports of unusual noises and sudden temperature changes.

The building has since been restored and opened to visitors.

92072 Highway 101 S., Yachats, Oregon

Perched along Oregon’s dramatic coast, the Heceta Head Lightkeeper’s House already has the setting of a ghost story.

Its alleged resident ghost is usually called “Rue.”

Guests and workers have described footsteps, moving objects and other strange incidents associated with her.

Today you can stay overnight in the historic lightkeeper’s house, which means anyone curious enough can decide how well they sleep there themselves.

3419 Oak Lane, Altoona, Pennsylvania

Ironmaster Elias Baker built this mansion in the 1840s.

The family’s story, particularly that of Baker’s daughter Anna, later became intertwined with local paranormal lore.

Visitors have reported unusual activity around the mansion and some of the family’s belongings.

Today the Blair County Historical Society maintains the property, providing a much deeper look at the people behind the stories.

1351 Cranston Street, Cranston, Rhode Island

The Sprague Mansion’s history includes a genuine 19th-century mystery.

Amasa Sprague was killed in 1843, and the investigation that followed became a major Rhode Island case.

Over time, the family’s mansion developed its own paranormal reputation, with stories about unusual noises and figures appearing in the house.

It’s another place where documented history and local legend have had more than a century to become intertwined.

20 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina

In Charleston, finding a building without a ghost story may be harder than finding one with one.

But 20 South Battery has become particularly well known.

The mansion overlooks White Point Garden and has stood through generations of Charleston history. Guests have reported several supposed apparitions, including a figure commonly referred to as the “Gentleman Ghost.”

Today it’s an inn, which means you don’t have to admire the house from the sidewalk.

You can actually book a room.

Charleston also illustrates why property history can become so complicated. When buildings survive for 150 or 200 years, the number of people and events connected with one address can be enormous.

22 Van Buren Street, Deadwood, South Dakota

Deadwood already has one of the most colorful histories of any town in America.

The Adams House adds another chapter.

Built in 1892, the home was later occupied by businessman W.E. Adams. It remained remarkably preserved after his widow left the property.

Stories about cigar smoke, moving objects and unexplained activity have circulated around the house.

Today visitors can tour what feels remarkably close to stepping into someone’s home from another century.

4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville, Tennessee

Andrew Jackson’s home has a complicated and extensively documented history involving Jackson, his family and the enslaved people who lived and worked on the plantation.

That history deserves far more attention than any ghost story.

Still, accounts of footsteps, voices and other unexplained experiences have circulated around the estate for generations.

The Hermitage is a good reminder that a property’s real history should never be reduced to paranormal entertainment simply because October arrives.

302 W. 24th Street, Austin, Texas

George and Alice Littlefield’s Victorian mansion now sits amid the University of Texas campus.

Students have passed down stories about unusual activity in and around the house, including accounts of a female presence sometimes associated with Alice Littlefield.

The building remains one of the most distinctive pieces of historic architecture around the university.

200 N. Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah

Alfred and Elizabeth McCune spared little expense when building their mansion at the beginning of the 20th century.

The result is still impressive more than a century later.

Stories involving footsteps, cold areas and the apparition of a young girl have circulated among visitors.

Today, the mansion hosts weddings and other events — perhaps not the setting you’d expect for one of Utah’s better-known ghost stories.

Cuttingsville, Vermont

John Porter Bowman’s estate grew out of profound personal loss.

After losing members of his family, Bowman constructed an elaborate mausoleum nearby. The unusual property and the family’s tragic history eventually generated stories about apparitions and unexplained activity.

Even without those stories, the Bowman estate is a striking example of how grief can become physically embedded in a place.

4136 Cheswick Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia

The current Ferry Plantation House dates to the 1800s, but people have occupied the property for much longer.

Its lengthy history has produced an equally lengthy collection of ghost stories.

Visitors have described unexplained figures and sounds throughout the house, which now operates as a historic museum.

It’s the sort of place where researching the land can be just as important as researching the building standing on it today.

2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane, Washington

The Campbell House gives visitors a remarkably detailed look at how a wealthy Spokane family lived around the turn of the 20th century.

Built in 1898, it is now connected with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Like many preserved historic mansions, it has accumulated stories about unusual experiences over the years.

But the carefully preserved interiors and documented Campbell family history give visitors plenty to explore without needing a ghost to appear.

276 Cacapon Road, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Berkeley Castle looks wildly out of place in West Virginia, which is part of its appeal.

Colonel Samuel Taylor Suit built the castle in the late 1800s. After his death, his widow Rosa became known for the elaborate social life she maintained there.

Stories of laughter, footsteps and unexplained sounds later became part of the building’s lore.

Even without them, a stone castle overlooking Berkeley Springs is unusual enough to deserve a visit.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Wisconsin has several unusual historic homes that have attracted paranormal stories, including its surviving octagonal houses.

Fond du Lac’s Octagon House has appeared in national collections of allegedly haunted locations, with stories involving unexplained sounds and unusual sensations.

This is also one of the entries where readers should be particularly careful about repeating online paranormal claims as established history. Local historical records are a much better place to begin.

607 W. Maple Street, Rawlins, Wyoming

George and Julia Ferris built their mansion around the beginning of the 20th century.

George died before the family could fully enjoy the home, and further tragedy followed the Ferris family.

Over the years, visitors have connected unexplained experiences in the mansion with its former occupants.

Today, the property remains one of Rawlins’ notable historic landmarks.

That’s the part we can’t answer.

There isn’t a government record, historical database or scientific property search that can establish whether a ghost occupies a house.

But there are plenty of things about a house that can be researched.

You can find old newspaper articles. You can identify previous owners and residents. Deaths and crimes may appear in public records or historical sources. Fires, disasters and other significant events can leave paper trails.

And sometimes that research reveals something interesting: the famous ghost story isn’t quite what really happened.

That’s why we’ve been careful throughout this list to distinguish between documented events and paranormal claims.

The Villisca murders happened.

The Borden murders happened.

Six members of the DeFeo family were killed in the Amityville house.

Those are historical events.

Claims that people subsequently encountered ghosts at those addresses are something different.

You don’t have to believe those claims to find the history fascinating.

More than you might think.

Most people wouldn’t buy a house without having it inspected. Your lender may require an appraisal. You might research the school district, commute, taxes and neighborhood.

But how much do you know about the house itself?

Not the countertops.

Not the roof.

Its history.

A home can look completely ordinary during a Sunday afternoon showing while having a past you’d never discover by walking through it.

That doesn’t automatically make it a bad house.

A previous death may not bother you at all. Neither may an old crime, fire or notorious former resident.

Someone else might feel completely differently.

The important part is having the opportunity to make that decision for yourself.

A home inspector is looking for physical problems.

Roof damage. Electrical issues. Plumbing problems. Foundation concerns. HVAC problems.

An appraiser is answering another question: What is this property worth?

Neither professional is normally being hired to investigate everyone who previously lived at the address or search decades of newspaper archives for events associated with the property.

That’s house-history research.

And if a property’s history could change your mind about buying it, there’s an argument for doing that research early.

Why spend hundreds of dollars on an inspection and appraisal only to later discover something about the address that would have stopped you from buying the house in the first place?

A house history report doesn’t replace an inspection or appraisal.

It comes before them for a different reason.

It helps you decide whether this is still the house you want to pursue.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Disclosure laws vary considerably from state to state, particularly when the issue involves something that doesn’t physically affect the property.

These homes are often described as “stigmatized properties.”

A stigma can arise from a death, serious crime, notorious former occupant or other event that makes some people view the property differently even though nothing is physically wrong with the building.

The laws governing those situations aren’t the same everywhere.

That’s why buyers shouldn’t assume a seller’s disclosure will answer every question they personally consider important.

If there’s something you want to know, ask.

And research.

Halloween gives us a reason to talk about haunted houses, but property history isn’t really a Halloween subject.

People buy houses every day of the year.

And every one of those houses had a life before the new owner arrived.

Someone cooked Thanksgiving dinner in that kitchen.

Someone celebrated a birthday in the living room.

Children grew up there.

Families moved in and moved out.

And sometimes something happened there that became part of the property’s history.

Most of it will never make a house famous.

But that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t want to know.

Before spending hundreds on inspections and appraisals, consider getting a house history report.

Research the address.

Look at old news reports.

Learn who lived there.

See what you can find.

You may discover absolutely nothing unusual.

That’s useful information too.

Or you might discover that the house you’ve been considering has a story no real estate listing ever mentioned.

This Halloween, millions of people will pay money to walk through houses filled with made-up histories designed to scare them.

The history of your own house is real.

Don’t you want to know what it is?

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