Historic haunted places in Springfield, IL. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Haunted place
301 East Lawrence Avenue, Springfield, IL 62703
Open to the public (state historic site; guided tours).
Staff in Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie house report footsteps in upper rooms that stop when someone goes to look, and visitors have heard clapping from empty spaces. A wall sconce r…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
835 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62704
Open to the public (bed and breakfast; overnight stays).
The resident spirit is said to be Bell Miller, founder of this 1909 apartment building turned B&B: books move between shelves, a crystal candy dish rattles and peeling wallpaper is…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
413 South Eighth Street, Springfield, IL 62701
Open to the public (National Park Service; free timed-entry tickets).
Witnesses in the only home Lincoln ever owned describe skirts rustling through empty rooms, rocking chairs moving on their own and lavender scent in the parlor, Mary Todd Lincoln's…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
1500 Monument Ave, Springfield, IL 62702
Open to the public (cemetery and Lincoln Tomb; free).
Visitors to the Lincoln Tomb describe feeling watched in the burial chamber, hearing faint voices in the rotunda corridor and finding cold spots near the sarcophagus. Counterfeiter…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701
Open to the public (state historic site; free).
A tall figure in 19th-century dress has been reported on the plaza in front of the building where Lincoln gave his 'House Divided' speech. Inside, guides describe cigar smoke in th…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.