They built a large modern office behind the Octagon House and restored the building to its original splendor. The British had already burned the White House down. These variants were both included in a 1934 article entitled Octagon House Ghost Stories by Virginia Faulkner. Shanley Hotel, NY (Spirit of the hotel barber still looks after his daughter here. One of the many acute-angled intersections in the somewhat irregularly laid out capital. Frank Carpenter included the bell legend in his book, Carps Washington, published in 1883. Some academics believe the secret spaces within the Octagon House were built during that time for the clandestine storage and transportation of liquor. The generous outside space also has a hexagonal garden. The house had to be rebuilt this time with wood walls before tenants could move back in. Octagon Hall is one of the most haunted places in the South. By the 1970s, this historic property was too much of a fixer upper opportunity; too dilapidated to rent, even to the poorest residents of Fond du lac. The house, which was owned by PG&E, was sold and moved across the street to its current location. The finished home was an eight-sided structure, that had nine secret passageways and spaces. The owners didnt have the funds to fix it. Wed 9th feb.""[12]. Located at 2548 Gough Street, between Union and Green Streets in San Francisco's Cow Hollow. The Breakers, RI (The Matriarch of the Family is enjoying her home in peace). The stories recorded here are merely a presentation of a few of the reported experiences and legends that have evolved over the past 200 years, and should not be taken as historical fact. I do not believe that, the world ever has furnished a parelell [sic] to our progress as a City in the Same time, William wrote. It sat below the Verdier Mansion, at 1001 Vallejo Street, where, according to Herb Caen, Sally Stanford ran her brothel at one time. Additionally, there have been reports of odors of cooking food coming from the kitchen downstairs. [16] Among the eyewitnesses have been members of the public, curators, and other employees hired by the museum .[17]. As for the octagon house ghost, it hasn't been heard from in some time. During the Civil War, Edmund Brown had enlisted with the Union Army, leaving his wife and three children to hold the fort so to speak. While Tayloe III was a Federalist, he was not solidly in Madisons corner politically. When First Lady Dolley Madison fled the city as the British approached, she sent her pet parrot to the French consulate at the Octagon for safekeeping. It was easier to condemn it and repurpose the land for a better use. Col. Tayloe went with the wishes of George Washington.[6]. He also was the Mayor of his community. The home stayed in the McElroy family for 50 years. Of the Tayloes' seven daughters, only three died before the age of 30. It is suggested that it would also be a perfect home for Air B and B. All rights reserved. The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, built in 1799 and located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The reason behind the naming of the six-sided building as the Octagon is unknown. According to legends, Dolley Madison's ghost is sometimes seen down in the drawing room of the Octagon, and that the scent of Lilacs often accompanies her ghost. Instead he chose the primitive wilds of the new federal city and the architect Dr. William Thornton, the man who designed the new United States Capitol and the help of James Hoban winner of the White House design contest. Sources: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/OctagonHouse-Washington-DC_DSC6648.jpg/1280px-OctagonHouse-Washington-DC_DSC6648.jpg]. A 1912 newspaper article related the story of a man who had stayed for a month in a room in the Octagon which he claimed was visited nightly by the spirit of a man who was killed over a card game held in the room. On April 19, 1797, Tayloe paid $1,000 to Gustavus W. Scott for lot 8 in Square 170, at the corner of New York Avenue and 18th St., N.W. Today, the American Institute of Architects offers tours and public programming related to the Octagon House. The party were dispersed from garret to cellar. One daughter did die in 1815 at the age of 18, but family records indicate that she died at the family plantation, Mount Airy, in Richmond County, VA. When the daughter turned in anger to go down the stairs, she fell down the stairs (or over the railing; stories differ) and died. Inside this unique historical structure there are twelve rooms, and two full bathrooms; seven rooms on the ground floor, and four rooms upstairs. St James Hotel, NM (Spirit of Mary Lambert is still trying to keep up with her active toddler who is still a handful). A 1892 legend mentions an alleged clause in Col. Tayloes will that forbade his heirs from opening a certain closet: Mr. One of the potential roadblocks in selling this historic American style architectural treasure besides its layout and style, is the fact that spirit people are still residing there as well. Octagon Hall (Also referred to as Octagon House, Mayfair Farm (s), Eight-Sided Mansion, Caldwell-Williams House) 6040 Bowling Green Road Franklin, KY 42134 Historic Timeline Virginia Tayloe Lewis, a granddaughter of John Tayloe III, grew up in the house, and recorded this family memorate in an unpublished manuscript: "The bells rang for a long time after my Grandfather Tayloes death, and every one said that the house was haunted; the wires were cut and still they rang Our dining room servant would come upstairs to ask if anyone rang the bell, and no one had.". The four remaining daughters all died over the age of 38. The plan was to establish a node of development to stimulate fill-in growth. By far the most intricate legends connected with the Octagon are those that concern its two staircases, particularly the main staircase, which spirals up three floors. I am 76 years old and have spent 40 years taking care of the house and I decided that I have done enough.. Katie Dowd is the SFGATE managing editor. A passage through the fireplace leads to the basement. It was built to maximize space on the small lot on which it is built. This spirit did change her mind). Two of Colonel Tayloes daughters are said to haunt The Octagon. And "the views are to die for.". It has five bedrooms to go along with the two baths. The Octagon Hall Museum has been visited by over 500 different Paranormal Teams. She freely appeared in front of Marlene Hanson, feeling very comfortable with this woman who was taking care of her forever home. The kitchen, stable and outhouses are built of brick and accommodated a large number of both servants and horses. Emma, working as a teacher at a school on Broadway between Montgomery and Sansome, married shortly thereafter and moved with her aging mother to her husbands house on Guerrero. But the house is also filled with secrets. It is the only known fully domed octagonal residence. [29], There are numerous reports of occurrences in the Octagon that were supposedly caused by the household ghosts. Whether for bootlegging during Prohibition or as a stop on the Underground Railroad, the purpose of its many secret passages and hidden rooms remain a mystery. "The Octagon," by George McCue (American Institute of Architects Foundation, Washington D.C., 1976) p.3-4,9,11,23,25,42,4445,47,6065,68. The building served as a hospital for Confederate soldiers and a target for the Union Army during the Civil War. If the form doesnt work, you want to send a video file, or multiple photos please send them to info@wisconsinfrights.com, I took this photo/videoI found this photo/video online, I give Wisconsin Frights permission to use this photo or video. By that time, the neighborhood around the house had changed significantly as factories and breweries filled the Foggy Bottom waterfront. Both Marlene and her mother were pushed down the staircase on two separate occasions. They were separated from their daughters who were made to work at the Tayloes plantation, Mount Airy in Virginia. It was listed on the Wisconsin State Register as well. Through all of its history, entities have glommed onto this house for probably variety of reasons, and have basically behaving themselves, going about their business, with a few mischievous habits. The concept was the brainchild of phrenologist Orson Squire Fowler, who published The Octagon House, A Home for All in 1848. Unfortunately, not much money was spent in maintaining this structure, and it became a slum-quality rental. The Octagon House, as it came to be known, was completed in 1801 in the very early days of the new federal city. One gentleman, dining with Colonel Tayloe, when this mysterious ringing began, being an unbeliever in mysteries, and a very powerful man, jumped up and caught the bell wires in his hand, but only to be lifted bodily from the floor, while he was unsuccessful in stopping the ringing. Haunted Live S01E01 ~ Into the Fire, Octagon Hall. At that time, the house was already being rented out to various tenants. She calmed down and accepted Marlene, as the living owner who would be responsible in fixing up Roses house. FHL #975.525 H2t. The Armour-Stiner House is an octagon-shaped and domed Victorian-style house located at 45 West Clinton Avenue in Irvington, in Westchester County, New York.It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Its name comes not, as one might think, from the number of sides to the floorplan, but the number of angles in the building. The interior is elaborately finished, the doors of the first story being of mahogany. Also, a kitchen, a basement, an attic, probably common rooms like a living and dining area; all have their place in the houses 2,420 sq feet on a double corner lot. Each room was cut off from the others by a series of doors, and the staircase up to the second floor was located, through more doors, in the very center of the house. It is the only known fully domed octagonal residence and the only house built in the form of an ancient classical temple. John and Anne (Ogle) Tayloe were considering Philadelphia as a place to build a town house, since Baltimore and Philadelphia were the nearest metropolitan centers to Mount Airy. He took the dog down to the basement, and when they got to the bottom of the stairs the dog started to growl, lunged for the only spot of light in the room, and sat there cowering until they went back upstairs. July 9, 1952: Octagon House located at 1067 Green Street, in San Francisco's Russian Hill. He dealt with the problem by relating the house equally to both streets, which put the two walls at a 70 degree angle from each other. After William died in 1869, Harriet and Emma started taking in boarders. She may have died too soon, remarried, or she had to sell it in 1872). John Tayloe III was a Federalist, and not terribly supportive of President James Madison and the war with England that began in 1812, but he was active in the Virginia militia and commanded a regiment of DC cavalry. A 1929 variant of the story claims that this is one of the most famous of the Octagon tales, and claims that proof of the story came in a body having been discovered in the house: an octaroon, a favorite of the lord of the manor. There was plenty to see here; featuring a lot of antiques and items from the early days of the Brown family and their descendants. All the work in the circular vestibule coincides with the circumference of the tower, the doors, sash and glass being made on the circle. It was rented to a girls' school in the 1860s, and the Federal government in the 1870s, when it served as office space for the Hydrographic Office of the U.S. Navy. The current owner suggests that the Carriage House could also be a place for one or both aging parents to live; or becoming a suite for relatives or company. The museum still holds tours on a regular basis, you would be well advised to take the opportunity to experience this elegant and historic house. A newspaper of the account included a reference to the legend of the bells. In 1909 Emma died, and the house changed hands a few times over the next 15 years before PG&E scooped it up. The see-through spirit of Ruth appeared in the door way and watched Marlene for awhile with approval. Colonel John Tayloe III, for whom the house was built, was born at Mount Airy which he later inherited the colonial estate built by his father, John Tayloe II on the north bank of the Rappahannock River across from Tappahannock, Virginia. She identifies the murderer, however, as one of the Tayloe boys, a young blood with his fathers passion for horses and a few passions of his own for gambling and wenching.. "Halloween is inching closer, and it wouldn't. The decline of the Octagon House began in April 1906 when the earthquake destroyed whole sides of the home. She died in Washington, D.C., but not at the Octagon House. The house actually has 6 sides, but was called "The Octagon" by the Tayloes. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][13]. By 1874 the bell legend was well established. (920) 979-6221. A maintenance man in 1981 was on the second floor landing one night and heard a noise on the first floor. That must of been very challenging indeed; even with the Captains money to help her). The Osbournes: Night of Terror premieres Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. The Octagon House is rumored to be home to several ghosts. Perhaps one of them took the spinning wheel apart. Of those, one died in 1800 at the age of one month (Ann Tayloe) and never lived in the Octagon. He died on September 17th, 1862 along with thousands more at the battle of Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history. These dedicated women marched into the battlefields nearby to bring fallen soldiers medical attention, water and food.. [7] During this time he established the Washington Jockey Club's on a mile track which extended from the rear of what is now the site of Decatur House at H Street and Jackson Place, crossing Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue to Twentieth Street with Charles Carnan Ridgely, the current site of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. It speculates that the haunted nature of the house is part of the reason that the house had suffered from stretches of vacancy. Ann Ogle Tayloe offered the residence as a place for the French Consulate. Owner Marlene Hanson has seen glowing eyes of spirits where the underground tunnel connects to the house. "Return to Powhatan Growing up in Old Virginia," by Roberta Love Tayloe (1985) p.6-12,19. At the time of her death her father had been dead for four years and she had been married to her husband, Robert Wormeley Carter II, for some time. Ann was only a year younger than her husband. Captain Lords Mansion Inn, ME (As a widow, Phoebe Lordraised the couples nine children by herself. When Cyprus told him that there wasn't, the doctor looked perplexed and told him of encountering a man on the stairs just a few moments before who had been dressed in a military uniform of the early 1800s. However, after forty years, it got to be too much so Helen Hanson closed her museum. It attracts Ghost Hunters from all over the country, and it is rumored to have over one hundred active spirits. Her spectre is allegedly seen crumpled at the bottom of the steps or on the stairs near the second floor landing, and sometimes exhibits itself as the light of a candle moving up the staircase. The children were all born between 1793 and 1815. There are many variations of ghost stories that feature the Octagon House in Washington, D.C. As one of the oldest buildings in the city, it lends itself nicely as a setting for historical, spooky, and macabre tales. Doors open and shut by themselves, without help from the living or the wind. He was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University in England, served in the Virginia state legislature, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1800. 2023 Copyright DC Ghosts. Mayor Issac was also very anti-slavery, and decided to live his beliefs by using this new structure for the good of humanity. "[3], An account by Marian Gouverneur, wife of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur, Jr. (the first American consul in Foo Chow, China), tells the story of General George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army and commander of the Washington Arsenal in Washington, D.C., and his experience with the bells: "I have been told by the daughters of General George D. Ramsay that upon one occasion their father was requested by Colonel John Tayloe to remain at the Octagon overnight, when we was obliged to be absent, as a protection to his daughters While the members of the family were at the evening meal, the bells in the house began to ring violently. The butler, in a state of great alarm, rushed into the dining-room and declared that it was the work of an unseen hand. A date with the wrecking ball was set, despite the efforts of the group, Save the Octagon House Committee. One location in particular that has a reputation for frequent unexplained activity was the impressive circular stairwell of the house. The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, built in 1799 and located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. This passageway led down to the basement tunnel, which led to the nearby river. The Octagon House is described as being "An Extremely Unique Property; an Architectural Masterpiece!" The house's mid-1800s' American style layout may be a bit odd by modern standards, but the space is well-designed for a family in 1856 as well as families who lived here throughout the eras. Detailed accounts of spirits in the Octagon House were later published in a local newspaper, which was quoted multiple times throughout the 20th century when other publications were writing about the Octagon House. A crawl space hides behind panels of fake drawers in an upstairs bedroom that leads into a secret room. January 16, 1984: Stairway in the Feusier Octagon House, located at 1067 Green Street, in San Francisco's Russian Hill. Spirit of another young boy from another family also died by accident or illness). The earliest report of this ghastly occurrence dates back to 1908. Ruth may be the culprit. The lot was in open country west of the partly built President's House, about 1mi. On either side of the porch the first floor was enlarged a bit to support the porch. "[20], By 1874 the bell legend was well established. In 1911 Marian Gouverneur, the daughter-in-law of Maria Monroe Gouverneur who was one of the original proponents of the legend, wrote of the Octagon and the bells in her memoirs: I have been told by the daughters of General George D. Ramsay that upon one occasion their father was requested by Colonel John Tayloe to remain at the Octagon overnight, when we was obliged to be absent, as a protection to his daughters While the members of the family were at the evening meal, the bells in the house began to ring violently. . PG&E agreed to sell them the home for $1 and the savings were much-needed by the NSCDA. The Octagon was also home to some of the Tayloes family servants, upon whose shoulders much of the family wealth was built. (Owner, manager, employee, etc. It was in sad shape, needing boatloads of money to fix it. Cites: (a) Glenn Brown, architect, Secretary of the American Institute of Architects. It is reasonably priced at$149,996for such a huge lot with two homes!! At the time, it stood alone on the edge of marshland with nothing but wild territory beyond. In 1937 the ghosts activities are defined: a murdered slave girl, another suicide, and the ghosts of slaves wander screaming through the house and grounds, Jackie Bouvier, in her unpublished 1952 essay about the house, related a variant of the story very similar to the first version. Isaac Brown had given the main house to his son Edmund, as a belated wedding present just before Isaac died. She has gotten some help in finding new homes for her huge collections. Variants of these stories appeared again in newspapers in 1892 and 1908. ), Use the form below to submit photos and videos for use on the Wisconsin Frights website and social media. The oldest son, John Tayloe IV, served in the US Navy during the War of 1812 aboard the USSConstitution. To protect his family and his livelihood, Brown hired designer, Orson Fowler and built his home in 1856, on the grounds near an Indian village, and an 1814 trading post, fort, and a settlement house. Because of the extensive damage to the White House, James and Dolley Madison were offered the use of the Octagon House. It wasnt until the 1890s when the American Institute of Architects would outright purchase the house in 1898. One of the requirements of the NRHP loan was to offer public viewing of the Octagon House; twelve hours a year. The residents were probably mostly workers in the factories that populated Foggy Bottom. John Tayloe III died in 1828 while staying at the Octagon. A first-hand account was printed in a local newspaper, and this was subsequently quoted or paraphrased in articles printed in 1892, 1934, 1941, 1950, and 1969. At the hour of midnight, as I and two others were crossing the threshold of a room on the second floor, three feminine shrieks rose from the center of the room. The Octagon was firmly established as a haunted house by 1888, when, it is reported, twelve men decided to spend a night in the house in order to expel the ghosts or prove the legends wrong. A first-hand account was printed in a local newspaper, and this was subsequently quoted or paraphrased in articles printed in 1892, 1934, 1941, 1950, and 1969. In 1956 the legend of the ghost of the slave girl, also a suicide, supposed to run screaming through the garden was dispelled by the AIAs resident historian, a Mr. Saylor. Another rumor is that Brown built the house as a fort in which he could hide in the event of an attack by the Native Americans dwelling in the untamed lands on the other side of the river. It was Washington himself that suggested that Thornton would be responsible for the architecture of the Tayloe home. As they continued to ring, General Ramsay held the rope which controlled the bells, but, it is said, they were not silenced.. The spirits of parents may stay in this world to take care of their spirit child or children who has chosen to stay there. His first problem was to plan a house that would fit the lot, the south side of which was cut away on the bias by the diagonal of New York Ave. This story was originally published on March 1, 2020. Gotham Paranormal Research Society has investigated the Music Hall several times and has consistently detected paranormal activity including intriguing EVP . His early death in 1824 was possibly connected to wounds received during the war. Paranormal The Octagon Hall is widely regarded as one of the most haunted places in the South. Sometimes citizens will step up to the plate and buy an endangered historic building and then be reimbursed by the preservation group that was working to try to save it. September 17, 1951: Stairway in the Octagon House (aka the McElroy House) . In 1900, the property became strictly a rental unit for tenants. Some of the most pervasive ghost stories associated with the Octagon House have to do with Colonel Tayloe's daughters. It isnt a case of believing, its a case of experiencing, Hansen told a news crew while speaking about her encounters in the house. Whaley House, CA (Spirits of Mr. and Mrs. Whaley are still comforting their distressed daughter; (suicide) and taking care of their toddler;(fever). He is connected to this structure or property and has chosen to spend his after-life here. The Octagon House, located in Washington D.C, United States of America is, despite its name, shaped like a hexagon. A spirit of a young boy still plays here as well, from one of the many families who lived here for roughly 168 years. Monmouth Plantation, MS (The Spirit of General John Whitman found ways to show his anger and restlessness at the new owners who soon won him over). By 1889 the bell ringers had been given an identity: "The story goes, that the spirits of the slaves whom death released from their chains, visit the old home and announce their coming by the ringing of bells. November 2, 1952: The Octagon House on Gough Street, between Green and Union Street, in San Francisco's Cow Hollow. The other death, stories claim, occurred in 1817 or shortly thereafter. The Octagon achieves a zenith in Federal architecture in the United States, through a plan which combines a circle, two rectangles, and a triangle, and through the elegance and restraint of the interior and exterior decoration. After Annes death, her sons rented the house, first to a Catholic girls school, and later to the federal government for office space. Around that same time, the American Institute of Architects, which had been headquartered in New York City, began looking for a new national headquarters location in Washington, DC. "The hours wore quietly on. In reality, there is no documentation to support any of them. Source: [http://dcmemorialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/OctagonHouse.jpg]. The Ghosts of Octagon Mansion || Wytheville, VA || Paranormal Quest 72,125 views Premiered Mar 26, 2020 2.4K Dislike Share Save Paranormal Quest 109K subscribers The Paranormal Quest Team. Stovel studied with Frank Lloyd Wright for two years. [23] The first allegedly died before the War of 1812. By the 1880s, the house was occupied by 10 families, probably one living in each room, tenement-apartment-style. The Tayloes received $500 in rent for the Madisons' 6-month residency at the Octagon.[9][10]. In September, 1814, after the British destroyed the White House during the War of 1812, for six months the Octagon House served as the residence of United States president James Madison and first lady Dolley Madison. Enamored with the octagon house phenomenon, they set to work building. People whoexperience thestruggles as well as the joys oflife in their forever home in this world, sometimes like to stay there in their afterlife to be able to enjoy in peace theirfond memories as well as peace from their struggles. On April 19, 1799 Dr. William Thornton wrote to George Washington, "Mr. J. Tayloe, of Virginia, has contracted to build a house in the City near the President's Square of $13,000 value." The favour of an answer is requested. It was stated that every November 24th, a ghost could be heard falling down the steps to the first landing. While a resident of Washington, Tayloe helped found and organize St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square in 1814, served as a trustee in 1816 during its construction and upon completion served on the vestry and donated to the parish a communion service of silver, which Bishop William Meade, in his work on the old Churches of Virginia, says had been purchased by Col. Tayloe at a sale of the effects of the Lunenburg Parish Church in Richmond County, VA., to prevent its desecration for secular use. [18] When the house held bells to summon servants, the spirits of the dead slaves would announce their presence by ringing these bells loudly. Children who die from accident or disease, sometimes choose to stay in a structure in this world where they felt love and support. As others had already discovered, the lime-and-cement walls were not built to last. It wouldnt be until at least 1990 when the home was restored back to its original 1815 look. A boatload of hard evidence has been caught by various paranormal investigation groups. The Misses Riley, three sisters who rented it from 1903 until last year [1951] for $35 a month lived like recluses, their high button shoes, chokers and courtly manners illuminated by flickering gas fixtures. [28], A gambler shot to death in the home's third-floor bedroom in the late 19th century has been reportedly seen in the room in which he died. The Octagon was firmly established as a haunted house by 1888, when, it is reported, twelve men decided to spend a night in the house in order to expel the ghosts or prove the legends wrong. Marlene decided to keep living in her current house, and turned the main Octagon House into a museum; offering tours of some of the rooms. The legend appears again in 1975, in Ghosts: Washingtons Most Famous Ghost Stories by John Alexander. [16] The other death, stories claim, occurred in 1817 or shortly thereafter. But one thing is certain: When youre there, youre never alone in the house. The view of Cow Hollow in the 1870s. Today, fewer than 70 octagon homes still stand in America, and the McElroy Octagon House is among the ones that offer tours. Would love your thoughts, please comment. When it is dark, the living see lights, and hear sounds. Also added to the basic 1856 structure was a wrap around porch that at some point was enclosed, perhaps to create more living space. Just ten years after being named a national landmark, the Octagon House was rebranded as a museum. Dolley and James Madison resided in the Octagon House from September of 1814 through March of 1815, after the White House was burned by the British. The museum was restored to its 181718 era appearance in the early 1990sthe wall colors and room configurations seen today are representative of that time period. The Octagon House has a rich history and has seen several deaths within its walls. Theyve heard the sounds of the Brown children playing more than 150 years after they occupied the home. A Virginia native, he bore the weight of his burdens physically, with slumped shoulders and a weary expression on his face. Southwest Wisconsin Paranormal Group has caught substantial hard evidence, and have proclaimed that the Octagon House is very haunted indeed. 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