The Old Straw House is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Hannah Straw, who is said to be buried under the kitchen floor.
The Old Straw House is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Hannah Straw, who is said to be buried under the kitchen floor.
Haunted Lineage note: The address was updated to reflect the correct official location at 205 Elm St, West Newfield, ME 04095. Sightings of an apparition and a woman’s face in the window are specifically reported in the kitchen area.
Gideon Straw built the home in the late 1700s. According to legend, his daughter Hannah died in the winter of 1826. Because the ground was frozen, the family was forced to bury her beneath the kitchen floorboards.
Imported from The Shadowlands Database