Civil War Romance
This home in central Kentucky was given to a young couple as a wedding gift about 140 years ago. When the groom was called away to serve in the Civil War, his bride told him she would not leave the window until he returned. When the soldier arrived home a few years later, he was told that his wife had become ill and died in her sleep. He closed the window and died in the same room of a broken heart. Today, the shutters of that window cannot be opened. The ghosts are also said to cause many traffic accidents in the area.
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Justin says: |
October 9, 2006, 8:45 pm |
I grew up in Danville and my parents have always told me that the shudders remain closed because there is a stairwell blocking part of the window so the owners shut them from preventing the passer by of seeing the ugliness of the addition.
Molly says: |
October 12, 2006, 2:54 pm |
I used to live in the house all of you are speaking of. I can tell you what the owner’s told me and what I experienced. I was told upon purchasing the house that is was haunted. By a handful of spirits. One a girl. The other weren’t clear they were adults, but the girl makes herself clear. I have seen her many times and she is a prankster. There is one that is violent. I am assuming a male. The window is boarded up because a Mother witnessed her daughter being ran over while crossing the road. But the weird thing was that it was boarded up before then and the Mother was told to never reveal the window nor open the shutters. She didn’t listen. I am not completely sure about the reason the windows were boarded but when I tried to remove the sheet of wood over the window, I was pushed away by something that was not visible. I never had a blood stain in the floor, but there is a spot in the room where you can sit an object and it is violently slid to the oposite side of the room. There is a constant odor. There is a hand print next to the window that is permanently imbedded in the wall. No matter what, it comes back. There is a rock, or used to be, in the front yard by the road that emersed blood from itself on several occassions. Those are just a few events that I have experienced. My husband was chased out of the house and threatened on several occassions so we sold the house.
Kathy says: |
October 14, 2006, 8:33 pm |
I live right down the street from this house and grew up in Garrard County. I have heard several different stories behind the hauntings,but am definately interested in learning the facts. I would LOVE to go in and look around. I am also very interested in Molly’s story.
eddie says: |
October 19, 2006, 10:53 am |
i belive it
Zachary Stewart says: |
October 19, 2006, 11:02 am |
Their was a Devil/robe standing infront of my mama/Annie. We dont know what it was but she told me that it might have been her dad. This a true story so it happen in clay/Webster county. We are not alone in this world so dont be afraid to investigate the sounds if you hear them. Being scared gives the spirit power! I do look good to. So if you have any questions, call 270-635-0383.
Ashlee says: |
October 22, 2006, 3:44 pm |
The house in Garrard Co. at the BP has the shutters closed on the corner window because there is a staircase in front of it. I know the owners and have been inside several times.
jami says: |
October 29, 2006, 6:15 pm |
I believe this story, It is scary and sad!!
Courtney says: |
November 12, 2006, 3:06 pm |
I have never heard of such a house in Jessamine County, and I have lived here all my life. But there IS one like this in Garrard County. You should check your site and fix things. With love, me.
i LOVE plain white t's says: |
December 1, 2006, 9:58 am |
this story is kinda kreepy but who cares if u cant open a window in a house that is probally abonaded. and why would the cause all the street accidents. so many questions unanswered
Ghost Hunting Mom says: |
January 16, 2007, 3:17 pm |
If someone has an exact address of this place please post it I am from Indiana and am planning a ghost hunting trip to Kentucky in March and would love to investigate this one.So please anyone with any info and an address (a real one please no BS)I would love to have it.Thanks
Adelyn says: |
January 27, 2007, 5:43 pm |
I remember that there was a house in Australia near the salvation army centre legend has it that it was built in the civil war time and a man went to war and his wife stayed at her home . The wife waited for a long time but the husband never came back but she waited and died alone by leukimia and never knew what happened to her husband, her body still lies in the house and her body will become zombie when anyone enters and when they go in they never came out. I think your story will be rated 10 if you made a movie it will definatly be an R rated movie for me that is .
From yours truly Adelyn
P.S Happy ghost and monster hunting !
alley says: |
January 27, 2007, 5:53 pm |
I don’t really belive that the lady would have died of lack of water and starvation, but who knows it could be real.
Christina D. says: |
March 23, 2007, 7:40 pm |
I have lived in Jessamine County for 16 years and have never heard of a haunted house there but would love to check it out.
caca says: |
June 13, 2007, 10:52 am |
how far away is that from mayfield maybe me and my gma can go and c it we are both into scary stuff
Candi says: |
July 6, 2007, 9:18 pm |
The house at the three way in Garrard County was a hotel and was also used as a hospital in the war I think. The shutter stays closed because in slave days that house was part of the underground railroad. They would sneak the slaves in through that window and down a stairway. I also know that some where behind that house is a mass grave of soilders from the war.
Kelly says: |
September 15, 2007, 10:39 am |
I would advise people not to go looking for this house! It’s a private residence and I doubt the owners are just going to let you in. That shutter has been closed for a long time and has NO paranormal story behind it what so ever. You’d be smart just to forget about this one!
Scott says: |
September 20, 2007, 11:41 am |
i grew up around here. i can remember when the house was run down and had old wood siding. Looked like something straight out of a horror movie. The truth is, the house was renovated with brick siding. Complete 180. its a beautiful house now. there is not a paranormal story behind the window. there is a staircase that runs along the window so you cannot hang curtains there. its really unattractive so they keep the shutters closed. if they filled the window in with brick rather than close the shutters, the house wouldnt be symmetrical. sorry, no monsters.
chelsey bugg says: |
October 14, 2007, 4:22 pm |
that storie is scary my friend maddy is spooked by all of ur stories i will get some proof on the one beside me.
anonymous says: |
October 16, 2007, 1:56 am |
i’ve heard the stories about this house too. there probably is some truth to some of them. i’m sure garrard co. has many haunted houses and i believe i own one of them. we lived in it for awhile and i saw a man twice. we built another house and rented this one out not telling anyone of my “sightings”. i would say at least 8 out of 10 renters reported to me the house was haunted…either seeing a man, hearing someone speak loudly, dresser handles clanging, gettin hair pulled, the smell of perfume and so on. it sits empty now and i prefer it that way. some of the renters were abusive to the house. its an old house and it gettin run down. maybe some day i’ll have the money to fix it, but for now it will remain empty..at least from the living.


Melissa says:
October 8, 2006, 10:15 pm
I know the people that live there and they have never heard or seen anything abnormal. The shutters are closed b/c there is a staircase in front of that window. I’ve been in that house myself and it is a beautiful christian home.