Lemp Mansion
Since the building of this establishment with funds gained from the sale of beer, it has served as a residence, boarding house, and a restaurant. During the course of the thriving brewery business, four of the Lemp family members committed suicide. After prohibition began, the brewery business became bankrupt and the house went into disrepair. During restoration, the workers reported a feeling of being watched, tools disappearing, and strange sounds which resulted in many workers quitting. While being used as a restaurant, the employees have reported seeing glasses floating off the bar, sounds with no explanation, the piano playing by itself, and apparitions appearing and disappearing at will. The “Lavender Lady”, the divorced wife of William Lemp Jr., has also been spotted before wearing her lavender colored dress. In the basement, a secret door was found, which leads to one of the many caves on the Mississippi River. These caves were used to smuggle slaves, and during Prohibition, alcohol. In 1980, LIFE magazine named the site as “one of the most haunted places in America”.
The lemp mansion is a total experience now because they now have a murder mystery dinnter (overnight), which is really fun and exciting. They also have, every halloween, their own haunted house. i went a couple of years ago but they made it kinda corny because they have all these actors jumping out and trying to spook you. What really would be creepy is if they just left it like it was. dark. cold. unknown.
Comment by big D | 10.6.2005 | 4:35 am
Hey gosh i Love haunted houses!! wow i gotta check this one out!
ok then! love ya! bye!
Comment by Tash's GLOOM | 10.30.2005 | 1:56 pm
I really like the lemp mansion it is scary. i went t oa party there one time and my noise started to bleed and it never did before and i felt cold shivers and i peed all over myself it was frekin scary and my pee was red i guess i started my period there. now i am a women curse the lemp mansion from makin me a women but ya i gotsta go change my tampon…omg bloods gettin all over me! bye love ya lots
Comment by marissa and jordan | 11.12.2005 | 12:38 am
i live in arnold missouri and i haven’t been to the lemp mansion but my mom is going to take me one day in the summer. i told her we are going to spend the night ha ha.. never going to happen with her. my moms friend went to the lemp mansion for there honey moon and they spent the night they couldn’t go to sleep at all cuz they heard nosies and stuff. my friend went there and she took pictures she showed me them and in the atic there are orbs a seven foot tall man and a little girl and the little girl and man was standing in the back. the phsyic person had to say a saying in the atic to let the ghost come out and that seems freaky. but the little girl was standing right by my friend. this other picture had a picture of a lady painting of mr. lemps wife and when u look at it or take a picture you can see a mans face in it.. scarey and weird..
g2g , kayla
Comment by kayla | 01.2.2006 | 8:49 pm
The Haunted Caverns of the Lemp Brewery is what has “all these actors jumping out and trying to spook you”. It’s a haunted house run by the same folks that own the brewery and Dr. Zurheide’s Asylum both fine “entertaintment” haunted houses around Halloween. I worked at Zurheides for a couple of seasons, and we went into the caverns underneath the brewery. Spooky as hell, seriously. There’s a PBS video called something like, “Caves of St. Louis” that has live video of the caves under the brewery. Check it out.
Comment by Tyler | 02.1.2006 | 8:47 pm
Me and my girlfriend have stayed they twice. have stayed there twice. On one occassion attended the murder mystery dinner, that was fun. On both occassion, we had somethiing happen. The first tie a radio turned off by itsself. The second time we awke to find several of the chest of doors had been opened by themselves. It is really a cool place and the food is very good as well.
Comment by Larry Dobbins | 02.5.2006 | 1:08 am
I worked at the Lemp Mansion & can say that what is said of this place is very true. I have experienced numerous unexplained events, such as doors unable to open that cannot be locked, drinks vanishing from the bar (glasses later found empty on the mantle of the fireplace in the office room), footsteps heard when nobody is there, lights being flicked off & on, appliances being turned off while alone in the mansion, very visable apparitions & several other odd occurances. I highly recommend that anyone interested make this a “must do” if they visit St. Louis & spend the night, if you dare.
Comment by Diesdemona | 02.8.2006 | 2:16 am
Me my husband and two of our friends stayed there a couple of years ago. Some really crepy things happened to us. The lights in the rooms we had would go off and on, both doors would unlock when we left the room. We where there when two paraphylolgst where there and that was cool. They went to the attic with us and had there equipttment and took picturs and me and one of my friends had orbs all around our head. We got some good pics of orbs and shaddows from the basement where on of the dining rooms is. In the attic there is a room that the ghost hunters said was where the Lavender Lady kept her deformed son was kept. It was a very littlt room with a crawl space for a door and when we took a pic there was a black mist in the room. I would recommend to anyone that likes to go looking for ghost to spend the night at the Lemp Mansion.
Comment by Jessi | 03.10.2006 | 6:46 pm
Don’t you have a picture of a spooky mansion or a house??Since it’s all discribed to be so scary….you ought to have one..
Comment by Candice | 03.17.2006 | 5:49 am
ok wow how come therez no pictures? i want something scary ya kno!?
Comment by kayla | 03.18.2006 | 6:08 pm
ok wow no pictures thought this was suppose to b scary?
Comment by KayKayz | 03.18.2006 | 6:09 pm
I have stayed at the Lemp Mansion twice. The last time was two weeks ago. We rented all four bedrooms and had the place to ourselves. We stayed during the week so there was no dinner theater. The first time I stayed was on a weekend and dinner guests were free to roam the entire mansion and expected to come into our rooms, not too bad but too much outside energy. Both times many things happened, smells, orbs seen on camera and by us, sounds from footsteps to glasses and silverware clanking, whispers, touches, you name it we experienced it. This is truly a haunted house but if you go in expecting a ghost in a white sheet, well you will probably see something like that. We did get some weird pics on digital, camcorder, and 35mm. have fun i would go during the week so you don’t have to contend with alot of other people in the building.
Comment by Michelle | 03.23.2006 | 3:07 pm
my mom has slept there and nothing has happend to her. how come?
Comment by what | 04.2.2006 | 8:25 am
i have went to the manchion on a trip with my high school when i was 16 it was a realyl cool thing to go do but itwaws like at 4:00p.m. andwell i didnt get to see anything or at lest i dont thank i did but i was in the same spot were the owner was found and that was really cool
Comment by rachel | 04.17.2006 | 2:43 pm
I have been to the Lemp Mansion on a tour. I have never felt anything so evil. When we got to the attic where they used to keep the deformed boy, my ex was poked by something. There was nothing and nobody around us but by the time we got back down stairs he had a huge round bruise on his upper chest below his shoulder. It had a darker circle in the center of it. I will never go back there. There is still so much bad residue left over.
Comment by Robin | 04.21.2006 | 2:51 am
Hey are yall for sure that haunt is jast some thing that made up way back under? Cause do you take me as I am stupid GHOST DON’T MAKE IN WITH REAL MAKE BELIEVE.
Comment by shelbie | 05.2.2006 | 6:24 pm
Me and my mom went to the lemp mansion with friends and seeing how. I am young I got really scared just by talking to friends okay well. I went into there bathroom and seeing how theres only 2 stalls in the bathroom me and my friend t went in there and when. I was done and t was still in the stall. I walked to the counter to wash my hands and I look into the mirror and. I see the lady in the dress in the mirror I turn around and look and she was gone as look back in the mirror there she was again and even my friend t saw it but when you turned around to look at her she disapeerd!TRUE STORY
Comment by Shay | 05.23.2006 | 3:09 pm
If that ever happened to me Shay…I would have died!!! I get scared shi tless of ghosts!!! That’s the number one thing that scares me!!!!I’ve believed in ghosts my whole life..I don’t see how people could not beleive in them!!!! Sooo many stories…Why would people lie bout it??? They wouldn’t!!! Actually some would..but that’s not the point…
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Comment by H-tv | 06.10.2006 | 8:34 pm
I’ve been to the Lemp Mansion a few times - the most recent was for a wedding reception on Halloween in 2003. I recall feeling fine before we went in but as soon as I got on the elevator I began to feel sick and angry and sad. We spent the evening eating/laughing/talking with family but all the while I felt very ill and angry. As soon as we left I felt 100% better. The bride and groom stayed over and they experienced the faucet switching sides (i.e. the hot side produced cold water and vice-versa). They also experienced the chest of drawers being opened when they got up.
Comment by knittertoo | 06.20.2006 | 1:25 pm
If you REALLY want to see the pictures, how about use GOOGLE to search & and put in Lemp Mansion DUH!
I live in MO my entire life and I know for a fact this place is haunted. Again to see pictures and or get prices of their rooms and such, do a google search and put in Lemp Mansion.
Comment by Girl in MO | 06.26.2006 | 10:10 am
My boyfriend and I are planning on a trip to St. Louis and we plan on going to Lemp Mansion. I’m not sure about saying the night but we are definitely going to see it and eat there.
Comment by kimberly | 07.8.2006 | 5:03 am
My Aunt and my Uncle got married there. They got the sheets toke off of them
Comment by Allyson | 07.9.2006 | 4:48 pm
I would like to go to the LEMP Mansion
Comment by cody | 07.19.2006 | 4:20 am
My husband and I stayed there twice. The first time I was in awe. Nothing happened then. THe second time, nothing happened, but I did get this feeling of someone behind me. It was a creepy kind of feeling. I have over 300 pictures of this place and would be happy to share if anyone would like to email me, I would love to share. admrlkirk1@aol.com
Comment by Angie STL | 07.25.2006 | 2:13 pm
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Comment by angel | 08.9.2006 | 6:30 pm
At the first time that I’m trying to see this house ( never been there before) back in 1994, Í was driving around the block on Cherokee street, (it was about 8pm at night) and then I stop to look at the map, after close the map and I look up….I was at the front of the house !!! this may be just a coincidence, but it’s sure make me very very spook at that time!! I love St Louis, I live there for 18 years and now moved to Portland Oregon . I love old houses there ….especially, the old James Clemens ’s mansion on Cass Ave !!!
Comment by Johnny Grace | 09.5.2006 | 4:31 am
Hey i have been there and nothin uncommon happened to me but when my grandma went she had a number of mysterious things happen to her!!!!!
Comment by Angela | 10.4.2006 | 1:11 pm
We have been to the Lemp Mansion before. Took some pictures around the place, some of them came out very weird, unexplainable. You step in the door of the Lemp and you get an instant creepy feeling. A very strange place, but I like it, I would go back anytime. But the next time, I would want to see something happen right in front of my face. I would get real freaked out, but I would like it.
Comment by Debbie from O'Fallon, Missouri | 10.13.2006 | 6:55 pm
My husband and I went to dinner and took the tour. The only thing that happened was I was getting flashes of light in my face all night. It was like someone was taking my picture and I was seeing the flash. He didn’t see it. We were on the tour and he went into the restroom I waited outside in the hall. There was a Halloween party going on and I was watching it. Again, the light flashed in the center of the room right at me. I walked right into the party and over to the wall and nothing was there. I was sure I seen where the light originated from. The waiter said its just one of the things that have been reported and I was the first to report it that night.
Comment by Melissa | 10.18.2006 | 10:47 pm
We stayed overnigt at the mansion with 2 friends. We took many pictures and a video. Also used a tape recorder. Nothing unusual on any of them. However, strange sounds during the night…sound of the vault door slamming closed about 3 AM also sounds like a stick banging against the ballisters on the stair as a child would do…that happened twice. Also there was a sound of a muffled voice. Pictures in the Lemp caves at a different time showed many orbs. I don’t think they were dust or water droplets either!. T.R.
Comment by Ted Rotter | 10.23.2006 | 11:23 am
My wife and I and another coupled spent the night there. Food was great. Very boring night. We stayed up late toured the mansion til early morning hours. Not one thing happened. No noises, nothing unordinary. Old mansions are always spooky, but nothing here but good food.
Comment by Ray Driskell | 11.1.2006 | 12:34 am
OMG! I don’t know where the Lemp mansion is. I live in Maryville IL and I’m really interested in learning more about it. So if amybody can tell me anything about it. PLEASE DO! You know like where it is or a reveiw. THANK YOU!
P.W.
Comment by PeeWee | 12.10.2006 | 12:38 am
I have been through almost all of the Lemp caves. Some of them have been closed off and others don’t have enough ventilation or oxygen to go through. Regardless, I was most disappointed when I went through the caves and saw no sign of anything paranormal. I’m going to spend the night at the house, hopefully I’ll have more luck there.
Comment by LYNDSEY | 01.15.2007 | 1:37 am
P.W. if you want to go to the Lemp caves under the house send me an email and I will show you.
CROFIRE@HOTMAIL.COM
Comment by LYNDSEY | 01.15.2007 | 1:39 am
hey og like i will totally go like check this out! like b4 i like slit my rists!
Comment by Jessica | 01.28.2007 | 4:46 am
i was there last year and i was laying in bed when i just felt something sucking my **** and there was nuthing there but something was sucking it it felt real nice and i cumed all over the place then the *** just vanished like it was liked up it was very nice i want 2 go back mabie i could get layed next time!!!; )
Comment by big B | 02.14.2007 | 9:47 pm
Big B just contact me and I can make your dreams comtrue, The lemp is the place but not on my face for the ghosts will never find you, the sounds of moans and groans wont be too scary for the sounds will not be of the ghosts but only of your host, just lil oh me
Comment by Wild Boy Brad | 02.15.2007 | 5:09 pm
My first time inside the Lemp House was in 99′ just a couple of days before Halloween. Since then, I have been there numerous times, including Thankgiving, Easter, and many Sunday brunches. I’ve driven past the place all my life. All I have ever felt there was a presence which was most noticeable my first time there. And the only creepy experience that I had there was when a friend and myself stopped outside the place at 2 in the morning to talk about the house and we were startled to see that all the people staying in the rooms upstairs were staring at us from their windows! (P.S.- http://www.coasttocoastam.com once posted a mysterious pic of the Lavender Lady painting where her face appears deformed/skull-like.)
Comment by joma | 02.18.2007 | 5:20 pm
I have been across the street from the lemp but never saw i have always wanted to but never have yet My dad has lived in the city and never heard or saw stuff walking down Arsnel street I know even though i havent seen it for my self i will but i know its true scary stuff in there thats all i have to say if you know or seen stuff lucky you cause that will be me one day well love to all my fans i will be famous all day I love you all for making my famous dream come true kayla zarkie
Comment by kayla | 02.20.2007 | 10:04 pm
if any of this is real than im. hiding i saw a miner in a mine with no pickaxe he was just hiting the rock
Comment by owen | 04.1.2007 | 11:35 am
I so WANNA go. Never been just heard many many many stories
Comment by trist | 07.20.2007 | 12:37 pm
My wife and I stayed there a few months ago as well as my aunt, cousin and her friend and boyfriend. Upstairs in the renovated attic (Monkey boy’s room) was another couple. Being a skeptic I was hoping to see something. We didn’t see anything. We did the gift shop video and learned the history and the suicides. After the staff left we had free reign of the place, except the bar. For the most part the place is dark and lights are off. We took alot of pictures. All the digital cameras had orbs (?) but the 35mm showed nothing when developed. The caves have been closed and inaccesible for years. The other guy and I wandered around with a camcorder mostly looking for ways to scare the girls. There were stories of hearing a dog wimper, as one of the Lemps shot his dog before committing suicide. While in the basement we heard a dog whimper. Since no one else was there we were hesitant to press forward. Then we heard it again. Curiosity moved us to a small closet in the basement. While filming, we heard it again, in the closet. We eventually found it. It was a wheel on a large gas meter on the floor slowly spinning with a squeak. While convincing the girls to come down and hear the dog whimper, we decided to quick split and spook them. We eventually regrouped, after some spooking, and while leading the pack from the closet back around to the stairs, a large wooden door leading to a kitchen area, opened out and closed. Everyone was accounted for, there was no draft, no one was in the room. It is a large wood door. It wouldn’t move on its own. That is the only thing I can’t explain. There was also a chunk of brick from the fireplace in the attic that fell out. It was pure white in color. Inside was pure black soot and dust. Where it came from we don’t know either. My wife and I stayed in the room with the piano. Everytime I went in there by myself to get something, I felt like I was not alone, but I am convinced that it was just me hoping to see something. I am still a skeptic! The rest of the night was uneventful and the next morning on Sun we spent eating a great Easter breakfast in the restraunt. I would go back, but I wouldn’t expect to see much. Good history lesson in American Beer and breweries though!
Comment by john | 08.21.2007 | 3:07 pm
it was a cool place we got a lot of wierd fellings in the lemp mansion we will never forget tht place
Comment by T.I.P.S. | 09.24.2007 | 10:34 pm
im 11 years old and my name is Kennedy. Im into ghosts and scared of em like crazy! but ive been in a haunted house. well it seeme like one bcuz ur heard noises and it was abandoned for about 10 years a neighbor said. i want to tell someone about it! please
Comment by Kennedy | 10.28.2007 | 1:54 pm
The Lemp Mansion is a real haunted house! It is also a B&B. I’ve stayed there a couple of nights, a few years ago. I have plenty of experiances, including the radio turning on by itself (oldies), a glass bowl moving on its own when attempting to enter William’s room. The phone ringing by itself, & feeling as if someone was chasing you up the stairs. As you enter, you get a weird feeling, & the rooms are all stuffy.
Comment by Chrissy | 10.29.2007 | 2:08 pm
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Comment by gay fag | 11.1.2007 | 8:32 am
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Comment by Kennedy | 11.2.2007 | 7:03 am
do you believe that im 11?
Comment by Kennedy | 11.2.2007 | 8:02 pm
I visited the Lemp Mansion for a wedding reception several years ago. I used the Ladies Room and was the only person in the room.When I came out of the stall, I saw a man standing there. Just as real as he could be until he vanished in thin air. I went out of the room a little upset but I really didn’t know anyone there well enough to talk to them about it. I was with a friend who had invited me to join him for the reception. And this friend is also a major skeptic. I had no background knowledge of the mansion when I first visited.But I have had wonderful encounters with unexplained happenings. When I was there the door we went in to get to the reception had an alcove where there was a sign that said there was a Parapsychology Office in the basement. I was wondering if that office is still there. Everything that I have read does not mention anything about the office. I was at a movie theater after the visit to the mansion. This theater has a rack that has information pamphlets about places of interest in the St. Louis area. I picked one up and there was a story about the Lemp Mansion. The whole history of the mansion was given. I have wanted to go back to visit again but I have not had the opportunity. I have never lived in the St. Louis area but I visited friends often for years. Now everyone has moved away and I live about 100 miles from St. Louis in another river town with a very active unexplained history. I have lived in this certain area for over half my life and I am presently living in the exact area of one of the Civil War fort sites of the town. I live in an apartment with my cat family and youngest son.There is definitely a presence here that has communicated with me. The apartment building is across the street from the Old Lorimier Graveyard. This is the first graveyard of the city. There is another apartment building that is right along the boundary of the graveyard. This makes me question some things because there were supposedly a lot more graves than are marked in this graveyard. I wonder if the building was built over some of the graves. I would love to live in that building for awhile. I have had many unique experiences some scared me and some were better because I was older and more mellowed out. I will visit this site often I am sure. Hope I can get up there to stay overnight sometime soon.
Comment by Vickie Beauchamp | 11.13.2007 | 2:45 pm
I lived across the street from the Lemp for two years (89-91), hung out at the carriage house and knew most of the employees and owners at the time. Heard lots of stories and couldn’t look out my front windows at night without getting the chills. Truly a creepy house with lots of terrible history!
Comment by cindi | 11.23.2007 | 8:09 pm
This sounds interesting, and it couldn’t be to scary or they would’ve tryed to get rid of the ghosts.
Im so happy now. My family might be going up there to eat.
My mom saw the menu and was interested.
I can’t wait!
Comment by K.H | 01.7.2008 | 8:36 pm
i would really like to know the directions to get there .. i went to the angles and chains house in carrilton last night and know i would like to go to the lemp mansion so if anyone can give me directions PLEASE DO!!!
Comment by chad | 02.23.2008 | 1:50 pm
i have been to both and yea..i got my fill of weird happenings.but when they turned the factory into the haunted house i worked there.we had unusual happenings in the lower and one upper floor.us workers thought that at first we were just seeing things but more and more we would be putting on our costumes and see something out of the corner of our eyes,hear weird footsteps,and feel cold spots .one of the workers when being on the roof was helping with a sign and when he raised his hand there was blood. after taking the piece to the boss, the tile was dried with nothing on it.needless to say. we were ready eighter to quit or just keep away from certin areas.i know much more about the place,(factory) but wont keep going .however i will say this.there is one place in the back of the factory that a wall has a certin red on it…noone knows exactly what but if you go to get it off ,it will reappear.told by boss after so many strange events.in my opinion you should go see.in my case,…well i wont be returning to the factory.ive seen enough for one lifetime.
Comment by susan lowe | 03.7.2008 | 11:23 am