First of all, the name is spelled wrong, it should be spelled Ruthmere. I have heard things about the mansion but nothing specific.

I have toured this house several times and never felt or seen anything. It’s a beautiful place to go see.

i seen it and my house is haunted too there is a lil gurl in my halls all the time & i hear ppl walking my house is about 200 yrs old too

Im 8 years old. I think okland park elemantary school is haunted couse . ONES i was in the kinderrgatenn bathroom i found hand in blood prints.

I am sorry, but the Ruthmere Mansion is not haunted. Some places are, granted, but this definitely is not. A close friend of mine has a grandmother who used to date a guy that lived there, and there were no reports of hauntings then. I believe that people supposedly see the strange phenomenon only when driving by or staring at this place. Perhaps they see lights flicker on and off because it can be rented out, and gets decorated for Halloween. It’s nice to see Elkhart on the map for something but if only it were true.

My uncle Ed Beardsley’s family on the other side owned and built this house. when i was a child we were in it all the time. they moved away to arizona several years ago and i can tell you personally that not one scary thing had ever happened to me or anyone else in the family in all the years i spent visiting there.

sorry emily but i tottally dissagree! you are just to ignerent 2 idmit it! also, people are not allowed to live in that house so you shouldent be sayin that!!!

-spirit believer NOT a denier

accatuillay jena the house wuz made a long time ago! you are such a lier!

Actually Jena is correct. The Ruthmere mansion was orginally the Beardsley mansion , which is Ed Beardsley’s great grand father. Check across the street and you’ll see a statue.

If this place is haunted all the time then why are you saying that you can really see things on Halloween. I f it haunted then you will see things during the day and all year round. It sounds like people are just trying to outsiders to come and visit. Don’t make up things just tell the truth.

I’ve lived in elkhart all my life and never heard about it being haunted even at halloween. There are tons of old houses around here that are haunted but that is not one of them.. There is a tower at high dive park that I heard was haunted because someone fell of the sprial stair case a long time ago, about 7 yrs ago city boarded it up, just wondering if anybody has heard about that.

I have also lived in Elkhart all of my life, and although it is tempting to believe Ruthmere is haunted, I have heard over and over that it is not.I would like to hear of other places in Elkhart that are or thought to be haunted!

i think you all are a bunch of losers that don’t have anything else to do but sit around and make up stuff…

That…I went there once and someone whispered Weirdo…I HATE GHOSTS MORE THAN ME!

Jen, I have lived in Elkhart for 20 plus years and i have also heard the stories of High Dive Park Tower being haunted. Something about someone jumped or was pushed. Sorry it’s been a really long time ago but i remember when it was not boarded and you could go up in the tower then the city boarded it and now no one is allowed to go up there anymore.
As for Ruthmere Mansion, I used to live right behind Ruthmere and there were odd things and noises but I cant say that in all the years i lived behind the mansion that i ever experienced anything personally. Who knows but the Ghosts?! lol

well maybe we could get ghost experts to see

wheres the house at

Jen or Jena,

It is very important that you remove this ridiculous rumor from your site immediately. This impacts Ruthmere’s ability to deliver its educational mission. If it is not removed by 5 pm on Monday, it will be necessary for our organization to take steps.

Thank you,
Ruthmere management

Sorry Jen or Jena,

I mistakenly addressed my comments to you. I agree with and appreciate your support of the fact that Ruthmere is haunted. It is not.

My comments were adressed to the webmaster of this site, or to whomever posted the initial assertion that Ruthmere is haunted. This is false and must be removed immediately.

Thank you,
Ruthmere management

“One Who Knows”, you are incorrect. The statue of Dr. Havilah Beardsley stands at the corner of Beardsley and Riverside, nearly two blocks from Ruthmere. Though you are correct, the house was built by the Beardsley family, specifically A.R. Beardsley, who is coincidentally the one who had the statue of Dr. Beardsley erected.