{"id":3405,"slug":"pewabic-pottery-detroit-michigan","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Pewabic is the '03 — the 'Mary Chase Perry' that's the artist, the 'iridescent' that's the glaze. The 'Stable Studio' is the carriage — the 'Caulkins' that's the kiln, the 'Revelation' that's the fired. The 'Ojibwe' is the name — the 'metal' that's the copper, the 'Hancock' that's the hometown.","The '1907' is the Stratton — the 'Jefferson' that's the building, the 'Tudor' that's the Revival. The 'Guardian' is the installed — the 'Detroit' that's the tiles, the 'National Historic' that's the '91. Pewabic is the continuing — the '94' that's the died, the 'MSU' that's the '65.","The file keeps Pewabic: the 1903 founding, the iridescent glaze, the Stratton building, and the continuing pottery.","Pewabic Pottery is the archive's Detroit file — the Arts and Crafts kiln."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Pewabic Pottery is the archive's Detroit file — the fired glaze.","A kiln keeps its color — the file's suggestion being that Pewabic's hold is the iridescent: the 'Perry' that's the artist, the 'Guardian' that's the installed, and the 'still operating' that's the oldest."]}],"name":"Pewabic Pottery","aliases":[],"type":"SITE","type_label":"Site","cats":["LOCAL_FOLKLORE","HAUNTED_PLACE","HISTORIC_BUILDING","ART"],"groups":["hauntings","legends"],"desc":"The 1907 pottery—where the Stratton ghosts reportedly stay.","full_desc":"A site in Detroit, Michigan, Pewabic Pottery is filed here for what the record attaches to it. The 1907 pottery—where the Stratton ghosts reportedly stay. Its signature presence is Mary Chase Perry Stratton — the figure the file’s accounts keep returning to. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend and 1 documented fact, with the verified spine filed separately from the lore. 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The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. The report is preserved in sources like 'Pewabic Pottery'. The name gives the haunting a face, and the sightings give the name a job.","evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","evidence_label":"Documented legend","entity":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton","where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]},{"id":3606,"type":"APPARITION","description":"Reported figures in the pottery. The site in Detroit, Michigan gives the account a documented setting: real place, real history, unresolved reports. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. The account appears in 'Pewabic Pottery'. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.","evidence":"ANECDOTAL","evidence_label":"Anecdotal","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.8,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"The 1907 pottery is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Pewabic Pottery'. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting reports their context. The telling survives; the proof stays folklore.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":"1907","date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"legends":[{"name":null,"summary":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton is reportedly seen. Pewabic Pottery in Detroit, Michigan carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. 'Pewabic Pottery' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. The account appears in 'Pewabic Pottery'. The tale is the site's other archive — oral, embroidered, and outlasting the documents.","earliest":null,"evidence":"DOCUMENTED_LEGEND","source":{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"entities":[{"name":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton","claimed_identity":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton","verified":null,"summary":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton is reportedly seen. Pewabic Pottery's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. Sources including 'Pewabic Pottery' keep the claim in circulation. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is Mary Chase Perry Stratton.","behavior":"Mary Chase Perry Stratton is reportedly seen.","area":null,"first_ref":null,"source":{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}}],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Site access varies; verify before visiting.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Pewabic Pottery","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewabic_Pottery","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":2,"history":1,"legends":1,"entities":1,"sources":1}}