Did you know that Clinton Hill is home to one of the most haunted houses in the city, if not the world?
Halloween has, over time, become a tradition for millions of people, where parties, costumes, and horror stories become essential activities. It is said that the word Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve: “the night before the day of the saints.”
In the United States, almost every house looks haunted in late October. But some homes don’t need the gaudy decorations, such as pumpkins and skeletons. These homes have had multiple first-hand accounts of spirits walking their corridors. A few have had so many ghost sightings that they seem to be packed with supernatural beings, like the Lefferts-Laidlaw house.
Right at 136 Clinton Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York, is the infamous Lefferts-Laidlaw house, which during Halloween is an attraction for anyone with an interest in the paranormal.
In this landmark house, built more than 180 years ago, strange circumstances first arose when a former owner witnessed knocks and sounds coming from the doors and around the house with no origin. And since this time, the place has witnessed hundreds of paranormal events.
The supposed origin of these events is the last documented death to take place within the building. In 1849, Sarah Millard and her husband lived in the home with their five young children, until the day Sarah died giving birth to her sixth child, possibly creating a portal to the supernatural world.
Years later, Edward F. Smith and his family were living peacefully in the home, when strange events began to occur on a December night. For several nights in a row, loud noises and a feeling of a presence continued to manifest, with no one being able to identify their origin. And even in the present day, people still claim to feel these otherworldly presences and hear strange noises on a regular basis.
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According to the Brownstoner: “The Lefferts-Laidlaw House is the only remaining Greek Revival temple front home in Brooklyn. It’s a rare example of a free-standing Greek Revival villa from this period (1830-the 1840s) and an important piece of the historic fabric of Clinton Hill and Wallabout.”
If you like Halloween and history as much as we do, you should stop by this house and discover for yourself its historic architecture and the haunted activities that visitors talk about right up to the present day.
