Gillette House
A historic site in Bishop Hill, Illinois, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing, Gillette House is filed here for what the record attaches to it. NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad. HauntHunt files it with dark history, Underground Railroad history and the Underground Railroad. The dossier holds 3 documented facts — a documented spine with no haunting reports attached. Access is restricted, and the file says so plainly.
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Is Gillette House haunted?
No claims are filed here — the record keeps this place for its documented history, not for a haunting on file.
The record — long form
Gillett is the doctor — the 'cholera '33' that's the hero physician, the 'Grove Street' that's the '38 bought. The 'shack' is the station — the 'south of the house' that's the ten acres' cabin, the 'three women' that's the Turner rescued. The 'eight slaves' is the train — the 'wagon at night' that's the delivered, the 'old master' that's the sat ahead on the same car, never noticing.
The 'Eames' is the armed — the 'revolver in pocket' that's the escorted to Springfield, the 'don't worry' that's the told the frightened. The 'college' is the heir — the 'Illinois College' that's the honors housing now, the 'Tillery gift' that's the saved it. Gillett is the trustee — the 'Female Academy' that's the founded, the 'first Episcopal' that's the '32 Trinity.
The file keeps Gillett: the shack station, the train near-miss, the armed escort, and the college stewardship.
Gillett House is the archive's Illinois file — the doctor's shed.
Why this file matters
Gillett House is the archive's Illinois file — the master's missed train.
A house keeps its shed — the file's suggestion being that Gillett's hold is the proximate: the 'old master' that's the rode the same car, the 'revolver' that's the never drawn, and the 'honors students' that's the sleep where fugitives did.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The Gillette house—the family’s station.
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National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing
NPS Network to Freedom
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Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 25IL02, source row 452. Inclusion concerns slavery, freedom-seeking and resistance history; no haunting is inferred. City, coordinates and detailed history are not inferred from the name. The source Year Established field is not treated as year built/opened.
UGRR enrichment wave 3; VERIFY task auto-queued.
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Documented history
NPS includes this site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The record appears in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceGillette House is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' documents the entry. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting reports their context.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceThe house’s UGRR role is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' documents the entry. It is the kind of fact the rest of the dossier leans on.
Verified historyNational Park Service
Sources on file
- 01Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01National Park Service · government · A1
- 02NPS Network to Freedom listingNational Park Service · government · A1
- 03Underground RailroadWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 25IL02, source row 452. Inclusion concerns slavery, freedom-seeking and resistance history; no haunting is inferred. City, coordinates and detailed history are not inferred from the name. The source Year Established field is not treated as year built/opened.