The canon
South — 31 dossiers on file
The heaviest files in Washington, D.C.
The Washington, D.C. drawer of the South record runs 31 files deep — 13 of them historic sites, 18 of them open to the public. What follows is the record ranked heaviest first, starting with White House.
31
dossiers on file
18
open to visitors
1801
oldest dated · The Octagon House
Reported Anomalies
most-filed claim · 5 files
The 25 deepest files
Presidential residence with a firsthand 1946 unexplained-noise account.
1801 mansion where the Treaty of Ghent was signed—haunted by a Tripp daughter.
Site of the Lincoln assassination, April 14, 1865.
Hotel associated with Clover Adams folklore.
The federal asylum where Ezra Pound was held—and where the East Campus still stands.
The rest of the shelf
Ranks 26–31 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.
Filed alongside
Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive