Haunted Places in Hawthorne, New York
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Marymount College - EF Academy
Tarrytown, NY
3.5 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The former Marymount College merged with Fordham University, then was sold to EF Academy in 2007. It is said to be haunted by the ghosts of its founders, Father Gailhac and Mother Butler, on hand to protect the former woman's college's students. More sinister tales tell of ghosts who shake …
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Sparta Cemetery
Briarcliff Manor, NY
4.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
At Sparta Cemetery, visitors have described eerie mists over the graves, ghostly voices, and unexplained lights.
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Buckout Road
Harrison, NY
4.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
On Buckout Road, aka Head Road, rumors surround a house that has several Xs around it. Some say it is a place where witches were caught and put to death long ago. Others say a gang of cruel albinos lives here and attacks visitors. Legend has it that some school …
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Washington Irving's Sunnyside
Irvington, NY
5.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, historic home of the famed writer of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," is said to be haunted by Irving himself as well as his nieces, who used to take care of the home. Irving's ghost has a reputation for pinching women, and his …
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Church of St. Barnabas
Irvington, NY
5.9 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The church is allegedly haunted by two separate spirits, one is believed to be that of a former pastor and the other that of a former pastor's wife, who died somewhere in the early 1900's. She seems to be especially drawn to the children of pastors who live in the …
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1 LaVeta Place
Nyack, NY
6.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
1 LaVeta Place is a private home that's said to have been haunted since at least the 1960s. It was owned by Helen and George Ackley, who at least once saw an apparition there and woke up every morning to a shaking bed. After getting used to and living peacefully …
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SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY
6.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
SUNY Purchase college is believed to be haunted in several spots, incuding its small cemetery, where strange noises and ghostly presences have been reported, and the house across from Starbucks, where resides, according to rumor, the ghost of an elderly man who hanged himself in the attic or the basement. …
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Manhattanville College
Harrison, NY
6.8 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The college has a beautiful and small campus, but what lies beneath the surface is chilling. Many have heard whispers and seen entities playing the back room of the library where the books and archives are located. The elevator has also taken its riders to their destination without the pushing …
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Harbour House - 14 and Hudson
Piermont, NY
7.8 miles from Hawthorne, NY
This building was formerly the Harbour House and before that Mama Maraglia's. As a former employee and patron of the Harbour House, I have seen some many things that would make even the hardest doubter shake their heads. It is said the Mama Maraglia walks around the second floor to …
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Heathcote Crossing
Scarsdale, NY
8.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Built in 1924 to be a restaurant supporting the rail line that ran between New York and Boston it has had a storied history and a string of restaurants occupying the site. Said to have been a speakeasy in the 20's and a brothel in the 60's. There are no …
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Ghosts of Manhattan (NY): Legendary Spirits and Notorious Haunts (Haunted America)
Dr. Philip Ernest Schoenberg
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Concordia College
Bronxville, NY
11.5 miles from Hawthorne, NY
There are four halls at Concordia College that are rumored to be haunted. Bohm Hall is said to house the ghost of a girl who was raped years ago. Feth Hall is the home of namesake spirit Rev Dr. Henry Feth. Rippe Hall is haunted by the ghost of a …
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Blauvelt Cemetery - Old Burying Ground
Harrington Park, NJ
12.4 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Blauvelt Cemetery, or the Old Burying Ground, has been in use since 1722 and is rumored to be full of ghostly presences. Visitors have found strange shadows, orbs or mists in the photos they've taken here, and reports say there is also the unexplained sound of a clock ticking on …
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Oakland Cemetery
Yonkers, NY
12.4 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Oakland Cemetery, established around 1783 to bury Revolutionary War soldiers, was originally called St. John’s Burial Grounds. The name was changed to Oakland Cemetery in 1875. Rampant vandalism has led to the rumors of its being haunted; three ghostly women, coming from the hill towards the cemetery's center, are said …
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Devil's Tower
Alpine, NJ
14.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
In the early 1900s, some say, plantation owner Manuel Rionda built this tower for his wife, so she could look out over the New York City skyline. Others say he built it as a mausoleum or for religious purposes. An underground tunnel connected the tower to his home. According to …
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Letchworth Village
Thiells, NY
14.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Letchworth Village is a former psychiatric hospital that is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the patients who suffered here. Some reports say the full name of the place was Letchworth Village Institute for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, and the establishment got into trouble with the law …
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Van Cortlandt Park
Bronx County, NY
15.2 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Van Cortlandt Park is thought to be haunted. Witnesses say dolls walk, doors close, whispers come from nowhere, and apparitions abound here in the Bronx’s oldest building, Van Cortlandt House. The park, back in 1778, was the site of the Stockbridge Indian Massacre, when British soldiers hunted and killed nearly …
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Spook Rock Road
Suffern, NY
15.8 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The name of Spook Rock Road comes from the large rock formation thought to have been created by Lenape Tribes and rumored to have been used as a sacrificial stone. One legend tells of a Dutch woman and her Indian lover who met here and were murdered by other Dutch …
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Execution Rocks Light
Port Washington, NY
16.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The rocks here were once a place where Revolutionary War criminals and other wrongdoers were executed. They were chained here at low tide and faced a slow, cruel drowning as the tide rose. The rocks were long a danger to ships, so the lighthouse was built in 1847. In the …
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Fordham University
Bronx County, NY
17.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Ghostly activity abounds at Fordham University. Sources say dozens of ghosts reside here, perhaps because it was built on the site of an old hospital. Among the eerie things reported here: In the Administration Building, the phantom smell of cigar smoke has been noted in the halls. At Collins Auditorium, …
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Steuben House
River Edge, NJ
18.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Steuben House is a historic Revolutionary landmark. George Washington was headquartered here for 16 days in 1780. But it's also known for a ghost who visited in 1951. Former resident Gen. F.W.A. Von Steuben, according to legend, paid a visit to his former home, sitting in a chair and having …
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Hazel Towers
Bronx County, NY
18.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
There isn't a lot of detail available about this alleged haunting. Just that certain apartment dwellers at Hazel Towers swear the place is haunted, and that the spirits inside aren't good-intentioned.
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Myers-Masker House - Van Iderstine House
Midland Park, NJ
19.7 miles from Hawthorne, NY
This house dates back to 1795 and is known as either the "Myers-Masker House" or the "Van Iderstine House". It is commonly believed by locals that Hessian prisoners were held in this house during the Revolutionary War (which, confusingly, was won almost a decade before this home was built?) Some …
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Easton Tower - Red Mill
Fair Lawn, NJ
19.8 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Easton Tower is a stone and wood frame structure, once an irrigation pump, built in 1900 as part of a scenic park. It now abuts the Saddle River Bikeway. It was named after Edward D. Easton (1856-1915), founder and president of the Columbia Phonograph Company. It is sometimes mistakenly called …
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229 Rock Road
Glen Rock, NJ
20.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
I used to work in an office on the 2nd story of 229 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ. We were an eclectic group of scientists and used to play practical jokes on each other. We also had a ghost we called the Phantom. Our front door was at the bottom …
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Morris-Jumel Mansion
New York, NY
20.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Morris-Jumel Mansion, some say, is haunted by the ghost of Eliza Jumel, by a grandfather clock that talks, and by a Hessian soldier that comes out of a painting a la the Harry Potter books. The mansion was built in 1765 by Roger Morris, a British Army colonel, and was …
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Raynham Hall Museum
Oyster Bay, NY
21.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Raynham Hall has been known to be haunted since the early 1900s. Among the phenomena here are a phantom white horse and a rider, an apparition of an Irish servant named Michael Conlin, an elderly man's ghost seen coming down the stairs (believed to be Robert Townsend, the Revolutionary War …
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City College of New York
New York, NY
21.4 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Many ghosts are said to have haunted the City College of New York. From as far back as the 1920s, witnesses have seen apparitions of former students and professors. Among those seen have been a student who died in 1918, apparitions wearing clothing from the 1960s or 1970s, and a …
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FDNY EMS Training Academy - Fort Totten
Queens County, NY
21.9 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Fort Totten, named after Brigadier General Joseph Gilbert Totten and built in the 1800s, is the headquarters of the U.S Army Reserves 77th Division and the Statue of Liberty Division. It is said to be haunted by multiple apparitions, a voice speaking a foreign language, a woman's voice in the …
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Bird and Bottle Inn
Garrison, NY
22.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of Emily Warren, the woman who lived there originally. People claim to see a hazy figure and reportedly hear her singing.
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Old River Road
Edgewater, NJ
22.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Ghostly Leni Lenapi Indians are said to walk along the Old River Road, perhaps coming from the nearby 1400s Native American burial ground.
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New York Institute of Technology
Glen Head, NY
22.9 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Several of the older buildings at the Old Westbury campus of NYIT are considered to be haunted. In particular the art center, where the specter of a long-dead woman has allegedly frightened night-time cleaning crews out of the building. Hans Holzer, the legendary author and paranormal researcher, taught parapsychology at …
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Smalley's Inn and Restaurant
Carmel, NY
22.9 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Smalley’s, originally opened in 1852 by James Smalley, was rebuilt in 1924 after a fire burned much of the city. It's now an Italian-American restaurant and is rumored to have been haunted for many years. When the tombstone of a little girl was recently found under the basement steps, it …
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Ringwood Manor
Ringwood, NJ
24.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Ringwood Manor began in 1740, built by the Ogden family, although it was expanded over the years. Witnesses say it is haunted, and report footsteps, locked doors that open on their own, chills, cold spots, and apparitions of former residents.
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Park Lane
Carlstadt, NJ
24.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
In the town of Calrstadt, NJ, a cobblestone road on Park Lane is believed to be a meeting place for Ku Klux Klan members a long time ago. A tunnel is buried between the trees and wells which led to the meeting spot of the members. This would be under …
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Abandoned Factory on Herman Street
East Rutherford, NJ
24.4 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Local legend has it that a ghost who haunts the abandoned factory will chase away curious passersby who peek into the factory's windows.
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The Octagon
New York, NY
24.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The Octagon was built over the site of an old mental asylum known for an expose done by Nellie Bly; she uncovered a cruel system that would eventually lead to a reform in the mental health system, but it doesn't change what has happened prior. The asylum was changed into …
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The Dakota
New York, NY
24.7 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The Dakota is famous for many things, including being the place where John Lennon was assassinated. Lennon's ghost, another spirit of a sweet little girl, and a third ghost of a grown man with a little boy's face, all have been seen here at different times. The space is also …
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Hotel des Artistes
New York, NY
25.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Valentino is said to be the resident ghost here. He is said to occasionally flit by mirrors and you can smell his exotic cologne. The building is no longer an operating hotel but reports say it still stands.
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Museum of the Moving Image
Queens County, NY
25.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
The Museum of the Moving Image, dedicated to movie and TV media, is said to be haunted. An apparition of an African-American woman in a white dress has been spotted along with footsteps that seem to come from nowhere. The deep voice of a man has been heard here as …
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The McGarrah Stagecoach Tavern Inn
Monroe, NY
25.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Featured on several ghost-related TV shows, this historic inn from the late 1700s is one of the oldest buildings in town. Here you may see a ghost in a top hat and dark suit. The inn may no longer be in operation but may be offering private tours by appointment …
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Iceland
New Hyde Park, NY
25.4 miles from Hawthorne, NY
At the Iceland ice-skating rink, ghostly beings are said to cause doors to open and close by themselves and hockey pucks to appear on the rink late at night. Witnesses have seen the apparition of a man in a baseball cap in the scoreboard operations room.
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57 West 57th Street
New York, NY
25.5 miles from Hawthorne, NY
If walls had ears and mouths, what a tale they could tell about this place. It all started in 1922 when cyclist and spark plug inventor Albert Champion married young showgirl Edna Crawford. Shortly thereafter she began an affair with Frenchman Charles Brazelle, who is believed to have murdered Champion …
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Friars Club
New York, NY
25.6 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, the Friars Club is believed by some to be haunted by vaudeville performer Al Kelly, who died of a heart attack in the dining room in 1966. Knocks and other strange sounds, plus doors that open and close by themselves, have been …
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Palace Theater
New York, NY
26.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
In 1913, Palace Theater opened as a vaudeville show place featuring the time's top stars. Some who have graced its stage include Jack Benny, George Burns, Bob Hope, Ethel Merman, Irving Berlin, Helen Keller, Sophie Tucker, Harry Houdini and Fanny Brice. It is said to be haunted by tightrope walker …
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Renwick Smallpox Hospital
New York, NY
26.0 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Renwick was used as a location to treat smallpox patients, but 13,000 lost their lives here before being dumped into the bay. The building was abandoned in the 1950's and is now thought to be a dangerous place, often used as a drug den. For those who are brave enough …
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Bannerman Castle
Beacon, NY
26.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Bannerman Castle was built by Francis Bannerman, who had a military surplus business. In 1901 he began to build an arsenal on Pollepel Island because his storerooms couldn't hold all of his stock. When Bannerman died in 1918, construction on his castle stopped. Then, in 1920, some of his stock …
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Belasco Theatre
New York, NY
26.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Above the Belasco Theatre, former owner David Belasco and his partner, aka the Blue Lady, used to live in an apartment. He died in 1931, but his spirit, as well as that of the Blue Lady, still resides here, according to witnesses. Their apparitions have been seen onstage while performances …
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The Algonquin Hotel
New York, NY
26.1 miles from Hawthorne, NY
A famous literary hotspot for a collective of artists and authors' known for their vicious wit and referred to as the Round Table during the 20's, many luminaries lunched daily at the ALgonquin and many keep coming back even after their death to continue the good times and good conversations. …
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New Amsterdam Theatre
New York, NY
26.2 miles from Hawthorne, NY
New Amsterdam Theatre is said to be haunted by actress Olive Thomas, who was in Paris on her second honeymoon in 1920 when she accidentally took her husband Jack Pickford's mercury bichloride pills, prescribed for his syphilis. Her ghost is said to appear at the theater where she once worked, …
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The Campbell Apartment
New York, NY
26.3 miles from Hawthorne, NY
Campbell Apartment was once the office of Credit Clearing House president John Campbell, and is now a cocktail bar in Grand Central Terminal. It is believed to be haunted by Mr. Campbell himself, who died in 1957. Witnesses, patrons and employees alike, say something unseen has tapped them on the …
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