RESIDENCE WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Octagon House
Washington, District of Columbia
An early Federal-era mansion near the White House with two centuries of capital ghostlore.
History
One of the first grand homes in the new capital, the Octagon briefly sheltered the President after the burning of Washington. Its spiral staircase is central to its legends, with reports of a woman who fell, candle flames moving, and footsteps echoing in the empty house.
Reported phenomena
A figure on the spiral stair, moving candle flames, and footsteps after hours.