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Haunted Places in Albany, NY

Historic haunted places in Albany, NY. 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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An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

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Historic Cherry Hill

Haunted place

523 1/2 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202

Open to the public (house museum; guided tours).

In 1827 John Whipple was murdered at this 1787 Van Rensselaer house by his wife's lover, Jesse Strang. Visitors and staff describe a watchful, uneasy presence on the ground floor t…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

NEW YORK / HAUNTED PLACE

New York State Capitol

Haunted place

State Street, Capitol Park, Albany, NY 12224

Open to the public (free tours, including a seasonal hauntings tour).

Night watchman Samuel J. Abbott died in the Capitol's 1911 fire, and the state's own Empire State Plaza hauntings page connects him to odd happenings in the building. The free Hall…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

NEW YORK / HAUNTED PLACE

Schuyler Mansion

Haunted place

32 Catherine Street, Albany, NY 12202

Open to the public (state historic site; guided tours).

Eliza Hamilton's childhood home has a quiet reputation rather than a dramatic one. Docents and guides describe thumps and footsteps on the original wood floors of the second-floor …

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

NEW YORK / HAUNTED PLACE

Ten Broeck Mansion

Haunted place

9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany, NY 12210

Open to the public (house museum; guided tours, occasional ghost hunts).

The mansion's main ghost is a man in 17th-century Dutch soldier's gear, with a helmet and pike, seen most often on the third floor. The widely repeated account comes from two child…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

NEW YORK / HAUNTED PLACE

The Olde English Pub

Haunted place

683 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

Open to the public (pub and restaurant).

This pub fills the old Quackenbush House, and its ghost stories revolve around mirrors. Staff and diners say they've glanced at the big mirrors over the bar and the fireplace and s…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

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