South — open filings

Open to visit in Washington, D.C.

18 dossiers in Washington, D.C. carry the open to the public filing — the legend is on record and the door, per the last source, is open. Access is a filing, not a guarantee: hours, tickets and seasonality live with the venue. Everything else in the archive stays documented but admired from the legal distance.

18 open dossiers1 county coveredThe Octagon House — deepest file

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Historic House Museum

The Octagon House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

1801 mansion where the Treaty of Ghent was signed—haunted by a Tripp daughter.

3 claims · 2 legends→

High confidence

Hay-Adams Hotel

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Hotel associated with Clover Adams folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Ford’s Theatre

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Site of the Lincoln assassination, April 14, 1865.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Old Stone House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Preserved Georgetown house with apparition folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Government Building

U.S. Capitol "Demon Cat"

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Capitol security lore of a cat that swells into a demon before disasters.

1 claim · 1 legend→

High confidence

Petersen House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

The house where Abraham Lincoln died.

The Exorcist Steps

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Georgetown’s 75-step staircase where the film’s finale was shot.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Asbury United Methodist Church

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Blanche K. Bruce Burial Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Camp Greene and Contraband Camp

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Pearl Affair Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

African American Civil War Memorial

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Leonard Grimes Property Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

John Little Farm Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Old City Hall

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

William Boyd, John Dean, David A. Hall, and Hannibal Hamlin Burial Sites at Congressional Cemetery

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Mt. Pleasant Plains Cemetery at Walter Pierce Park

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

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Record last amended October 2, 2026