Is Kemper Hall really haunted?

Visitors rate Kemper Hall at 88 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 3 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Kemper Hall located?

The address is 6501 3rd Ave, Kenosha, WI. GPS coordinates: 42.5759898, -87.81378.

What kind of haunted place is Kemper Hall?

Kemper Hall is listed under Historical Buildings in our Wisconsin section.

What is the nearest town to Kemper Hall?

Kenosha, WI is the closest town, about 0.7 miles away, with Pleasant Prairie (6.3 mi.) and Somers (6.6 mi.) also nearby.

Kemper Hall - Kenosha, WI | Haunted Places

Once known as Durkee Mansion, the 1861 Kemper Hall was home to early settler and Senator Charles Durkee. After being donated to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Durkee Mansion was turned into a girls' boarding school and now operates as a recreation center. Today, folks say the building is haunted by ghostly nuns who have been seen looking out of the windows.

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Geographic Information

Address

6501 3rd Ave
Kenosha, WI
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GPS

42.5759898, -87.81378

County

Kenosha County County, Wisconsin

Nearest Towns

Kenosha, WI (0.7 mi.)
Pleasant Prairie, WI (6.3 mi.)
Somers, WI (6.6 mi.)
Winthrop Harbor, IL (6.7 mi.)
Elmwood Park, WI (8.0 mi.)
Zion, IL (9.0 mi.)
Sturtevant, WI (9.4 mi.)
Racine, WI (10.5 mi.)
Beach Park, IL (10.9 mi.)
Wadsworth, IL (11.6 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Kemper Hall really haunted?: Visitors rate Kemper Hall at 88 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 3 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Kemper Hall located?: The address is 6501 3rd Ave, Kenosha, WI. GPS coordinates: 42.5759898, -87.81378.
What kind of haunted place is Kemper Hall?: Kemper Hall is listed under Historical Buildings in our Wisconsin section.
What is the nearest town to Kemper Hall?: Kenosha, WI is the closest town, about 0.7 miles away, with Pleasant Prairie (6.3 mi.) and Somers (6.6 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (3)

Henry | January 30, 2015

So, I have a lot to say about Kemper. I used to live just down the street from there so i would visit a lot. Also, I worked in the Halloween haunted house on year. I always get an uneasy feeling when I visit and occasionally I will see a nun-like figure in the window like everyone says but one day i was sitting down in a chair in one of the old classrooms when I felt a hand placed on my shoulder. I was really freaked out so i went to a different room. I heard the footsteps following me until I went outside. When i was working there I would see people in the windows when noone was in the building and hear voices and movement. Kemper truely is haunted.
Ashley | August 1, 2020

My boyfriend & I visited there a couple weekends ago & caught this when I zoomed in, in one of our pics. Cheers.
Holly | July 12, 2022

It is definitely haunted! I went to school there and witnessed many a spirit! The nun's haunting Kemper are many! We saw them in the classrooms chapel and our room! It was a dark spooky place to be....

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