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Washington, D.C.

31 dossiers25 claims15 legends11 alleged entitiesheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Washington, D.C. opens with White House, The Octagon House and Hay-Adams Hotel — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Reported Anomalies (5 dossiers), Apparition (4) and Named Ghost Legend (4). Of its 31 sites, 18 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is The Octagon House, established 1801.

Localities:Washington31

Counties:Washington D.C. Co. 13

By filing type:Historic sites13 Historic houses3

By phenomenon:reported anomalies5 apparitions4 named ghost legends4

Government Residence

High confidence

White House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Presidential residence with a firsthand 1946 unexplained-noise account.

5 claims · 3 legends→

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→

St. Elizabeths Hospital

Washington, Washington, D.C.

The federal asylum where Ezra Pound was held—and where the East Campus still stands.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Old Stone House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Preserved Georgetown house with apparition folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Cemetery

College Burial Ground site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Former Georgetown cemetery associated with a 1939 light-story reference.

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→

Three Sisters Islands

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Islands associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

National Building Museum

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Museum associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

High confidence

Petersen House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

The house where Abraham Lincoln died.

Government Building

United States Capitol

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Legislative building with demon-cat folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

The Exorcist Steps

Washington, Washington, D.C.

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

Holy Rood Cemetery

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Historic segregated cemetery with a misattributed light legend.

Former Institution

Forest Haven

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Abandoned DC institution for the disabled, closed amid a death scandal.

Decatur House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

House with a disputed window-apparition tradition.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

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.

Blanche K. Bruce House

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.

Oak Hill Cemetery

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Cemetery setting of Lincoln in the Bardo.

Lafayette Square

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Public-square setting of an 1859 political killing.