Gardette LePretre House
New Orleans, LA · Historical Buildings
A famous ghost story around these parts, the Sultan's Ghost is the tale of a grisly mass murder, and it took place in this 1836 house. A Turkish renter in the 1870s was rumored to keep a harem here, which he created by kidnapping women and torturing them into submission. As legend has it, a passerby one day noticed that blood was seeping from the building. It was found that the entire household had been violently killed - the man himself had been buried alive out back. The murderer has never been found. Apparitions are said to roam the halls; witnesses have reported hearing screams as well.
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Geographic Information
- Address
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716 Dauphine St.
New Orleans, LA
Get Directions » - GPS
- 29.959442, -90.066199
- Parish
- Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- Nearest Towns
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- New Orleans, LA (0.6 mi.)
- Gretna, LA (3.2 mi.)
- Arabi, LA (3.7 mi.)
- Harvey, LA (3.9 mi.)
- Terrytown, LA (4.0 mi.)
- Marrero, LA (4.6 mi.)
- Jefferson, LA (5.2 mi.)
- Metairie, LA (5.5 mi.)
- Westwego, LA (5.9 mi.)
- Metairie Terrace, LA (6.0 mi.)
Quick Answers
- Is Gardette LePretre House really haunted?
- Visitors rate Gardette LePretre House at 80 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.
- Where is Gardette LePretre House located?
- The address is 716 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA. GPS coordinates: 29.959442, -90.066199.
- What kind of haunted place is Gardette LePretre House?
- Gardette LePretre House is listed under Historical Buildings in our Louisiana section.
- What is the nearest town to Gardette LePretre House?
- New Orleans, LA is the closest town, about 0.6 miles away, with Gretna (3.2 mi.) and Arabi (3.7 mi.) also nearby.
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