Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant

Kiel, WI · Restaurants and Bars

The 1892 hotel now houses an old-fashioned restaurant, but the hauntings that have been plaguing the establishment since it was refurbished seem to have stayed behind. A recurring spirit appears to be the son of the original owner, Philip Koehring, who was murdered with a shotgun and dumped on a county road. Staff and diners have reported encountering a man in an old-fashioned suit in various parts of the building, whose presence is generally attributed to disembodied footsteps and a chair that moves by itself in the upstairs dining room. In the bar area, glasses have been thrown by unseen hands and lights have been known to turn on and off. The staircase is particularly haunted, and a child was reportedly terrified after he came across a dark entity hiding in a closet beneath the flight of steps. On the upper floor, banging is heard emanating from inside the walls, and a ghostly cat has been seen vanishing around corners. The Liberace Piano, almost a century old, is housed on this floor as well, and staff closing up late at night have reportedly heard a phantom playing an old tune until they go and investigate, when the music abruptly stops. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Geographic Information

Address
602 Fremont Street
Kiel, WI
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GPS
43.9126726, -88.0378798
County
Manitowoc County County, Wisconsin
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Is Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant really haunted?
Visitors rate Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant at 66.7 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant located?
The address is 602 Fremont Street, Kiel, WI. GPS coordinates: 43.9126726, -88.0378798.
What kind of haunted place is Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant?
Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant is listed under Restaurants and Bars in our Wisconsin section.
What is the nearest town to Koehring's Grand Central House Restaurant?
Kiel, WI is the closest town, about 0.1 miles away, with New Holstein (3.5 mi.) and Elkhart Lake (5.6 mi.) also nearby.

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  • gavin |

    I went to eat at grand central aka freddys and after my good meal ... knowing the place was haunted I went upstairs planning on taking pictures ... when i got upstairs it was completely black, which i had never seen it like before so i started taking pictures and in the fifth picture i captured a very large white misty streak/orb ... which i debunked as a bug or flash on the count of the large size of the orb and it only showed up in one of many pictures

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