The story
Naval hero Stephen Decatur was carried back to this 1818 Lafayette Square home after a fatal 1820 duel. Folklore says passersby soon saw his pained face at a second-floor window, so often that the window was supposedly walled over, and a figure carrying dueling pistols is said to slip out the back.
Visitors. Open to the public (guided tours by the White House Historical Association).
Source. hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
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