Historic haunted places in Milwaukee, WI. 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
3046 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Open (bed and breakfast; occasional shows).
Built in 1910, the mansion later served as a Prohibition speakeasy, a home for Lutheran pastors, and a boarding house before becoming a B&B. George Brumder Jr. is said to remain, a…
Source: shepherdexpress.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
800 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WI
Open (museum; relocating to a new building per source).
Former director Stephan de Borhegyi died in a 1969 car crash on his way to work, and some believe he never left. On the third floor, near his portrait, people report a caped figure…
Source: shepherdexpress.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
424 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Open (operating hotel).
Staff have reported seeing founder Charles Pfister since his death in 1927, and in the 2000s visiting Major League Baseball players began sharing their own unsettling stays. Some p…
Source: shepherdexpress.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
422 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI
Open (bar; ghost tours and overnight penthouse).
Housed in an 1894 former speakeasy, the bar has promoted its resident ghosts for decades and runs in-house ghost tours. Brave guests can book a night in its reputedly haunted penth…
Source: shepherdexpress.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
2401 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Open (music venue; pool area restricted).
The 1926 Eagles Club's long-empty swimming pool is the center of its best-known tale: performers say they have seen a young girl's spirit there, believed by some to have drowned. A…
Source: shepherdexpress.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.