Case file · Haunting
Houghton Mansion, North Adams
In August 1914 the car carrying former mayor Albert Houghton crashed near Pownal, Vermont. His daughter Mary and a friend died; Houghton died ten days later, and the next day his chauffeur shot himself in the mansion's barn.
1914 CE · 42.70, -73.11 · status: legend
The account
The house later became a Masonic temple and is one of the most-visited haunted sites in Massachusetts, with ghost hunters reporting Mary's and the chauffeur's presences.
The sceptical view
The tragedy is well documented; the haunting claims come from paranormal tourism and have no independent evidence.