The college was founded in 1844. Within the Margaret Upton Conservatory of Music, there have been recurring reports of phantom piano melodies drifting from empty practice rooms when no one is inside. Campus lore attributes the playing to Margaret Upton herself, the building’s namesake.
The haunting is said to occur in the back room of the Parish Hall. Some witnesses report seeing ghosts walking around and playing in the room. There are pianos present, and some claim to hear them playing classical music on their own. Local legend suggests that people were murdered in the room, and their spirits […]
St. Mary’s Hall used to be a convent, and there are rumors of a nun who hanged herself. Today, St. Mary’s is believed to be haunted by both students and night shift custodial workers. One nighttime janitor claimed to have heard a radio blaring from behind a closed door; upon entering the vacant room, the […]
A little girl with long hair haunts this bed & breakfast. You can often hear her playing the piano. Sometimes guests can see her. She says she wants to go home.
The legs of a young man are said to run around the hotel. There are also tales of a young woman playing the piano and a strong smell of cigar smoke in a certain room.
Back in the early 70s, a black preacher died of a heart attack in his room while getting up to use the bathroom. His wife didn’t discover this until the morning. Ever since then, the piano upstairs plays music. As soon as you open the door to walk up the stairway, you can hear the […]
This haunted dormitory was condemned by the state in the mid-to-late 1980s. Voices have been heard here along with piano playing. Recordings of ghostly women singing have also occurred.
Nestled in St. Joseph, Missouri, the Old Park Floral Building at Krug Park holds a special place in local history. Once home to a beautiful glass conservatory and formal flower gardens, Park Floral was a beloved landmark gifted to the city by Henry Krug in 1890. Though the conservatory is long gone, replaced by playgrounds […]
In employee housing, Room 51 is said to be haunted by a baker who died there. Orbs have been captured in photos, footsteps are often heard, and many report sensing a strong presence. At the north end of the resort, the King’s Crown restaurant is haunted by a former manager who died on the premises. […]
The origin is not known of this ghost, but many people have seen pianos playing by themselves and doors closing.
This ghost is known as the Phantom of Renton high. The story of how the phantom came to be is that a girl was raped and murdered by an old janitor who hung her body from the rafters in the old auditorium, which has recently been torn out. She would make herself known to small […]
It is said that the ghost of Miss Kelsey herself has been seen playing the piano onstage long after her death and has been heard warning an actor who was rehearsing alone late at night that he was about to fall into the orchestra pit.
