The Pest House
This house is haunted by the spirits of the people who died of fatal diseases in the 1920s.
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Rachel McCaffrey says: |
June 24, 2010, 1:37 pm |
Kevin please email me at loco_rachel3@yahoo.com
I would like to keep in touch and talk more about the house thank you.
Sincerely
Rachel
girl that lives next to mount plesant says: |
June 26, 2010, 1:38 pm |
which house? i want to know i like ghost stories
Chris Green says: |
October 13, 2010, 3:59 am |
This house’s repuatation as haunted originated after being used as a Civil War hospital. Between that time and the smallpox outbreak of 1902 it was used as a clinic to quarantine people with mental and infectious diseases. Many people from the 1860s to 1920s died and were buried on the property. I have been in the and around the house and heard scores of stories about it. Henry County has a well documented history of the property easily available.
Jodi Dunn says: |
January 24, 2011, 11:18 pm |
i am intested in investigating this house .. i am an investigator with a group based out of indianapolis,indiana .. we do not charge to investigate .. we have several different equipments to investigate .. please check out our web page http://www.SixthSenseIndyParanormal.com to see the equipment we use ..and you can request an investigation there or you are welcome to contact me jodi_dunn2000@yahoo.com
Kaleb says: |
April 19, 2011, 6:41 pm |
my cousin used to live there and the stories are true!!!!on halloween night and the lady in the black dress was out i heard screams and everything!!!!
james says: |
April 19, 2011, 6:47 pm |
i have friends tht live there and they hate it…. one night i was there amd some1 knocked on the door i said can i help you and the said yes. i said wat do u need? they said i recieved a call sayin tht my friend was dead here and tht when i got here to ask for the lady in the black dress theyll know who your talking about. it sure is creepy and on halloween i hear scream from the building and people say there is a lady in a black dress walking around if u like ghost wright back asap i have a lot of info
jake says: |
April 20, 2011, 4:46 pm |
i heard about tht! i heard she thought it was the police and they couldnt get ahold of any1 so they called her. i suggest u go 2 james 4 info
Olivia says: |
June 8, 2011, 2:11 pm |
i used to live near there as a baby. my mother lived in that town along with my grand parents and great grandparents. My mom said every day she would have to drive past it to go to school and she would close her eyes because it was so scary. since it is up on a hill, she could see it out her window at night. She also told me that they buried the people in the hills on/ around the house.
Anon says: |
October 16, 2011, 4:08 pm |
My roommate’s family currently lives in this house. We’re in college, so she lives here at school most of the time, but when she goes home, that’s her house.
Mrs jefferson says: |
December 20, 2011, 9:49 pm |
hey i am seriously trying to find something that beats our best investigation. Vernon indiana. But i havent seen anything that meets that yet. if you have any information on some really good places please email me
thanks MTPI!
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Kevin S. says:
April 1, 2010, 2:59 am
Thank you Rachel for sharing your story about the true “Pest House” in Knightstown. I am not sure if it was your family or not that I talked to as part of my research for a documentary / movie back in the 1993-94 time frame. I was working with a Las Vegas film company at time while going to college for film. I lived in New Castle at the time, now live in Indianapolis. Unfortunately the budgeting for the film took to long to finalize and I went onto other projects. But I still think it would make a great documentary, if you are interested. At that time it was being remodeled also, and the man I met who owned the house and whom gave us a tour of the house, I think only lived with his wife in the house at the time. They were trying to restore the house to the original period style, with some modern amenities added in to make it functional. I do volunteer with a paranormal group, while I do my paying day job. But I am sure you have had enough people investigating your house over the years and I do not want to interfere in yours or your family’s life or have you end up with unwanted people in your front yard. But if you would like to talk some time about your experiences, we do not charge for our investigations, you can contact us at 317-883-9104.