When it comes time to explain why some homes are priced below $50,000, OHU50K often sees comments like, “Look at those orbs in the photos,” or “It must be haunted.” Whether one believes in ghosts or not, most everyone loves a good haunted house story. In celebration of Halloween, this month we have featured some…
In celebration of Halloween month, we offer a haunted house story. (Note: This house is NOT for sale). After Old Houses Under $50K featured a couple of cheap old homes for sale in Alton, Illinois, readers let me know than the community is considered to be one of the “most haunted small towns in…
411 N Wentz St, Macon, MO 63552 $99,500 SOLD for $100,ooo OHU50K NOTES In our Halloween tradition, here is a haunted house that sold for $100,000 not too long ago. History Talk about irony. Eddie Munster, played by Butch Patrick in the 1960’s TV series, “The Munsters,” owned a haunted house in Macon, Missouri. Patrick purchased the property…
The Haunted House of Conrad Aiken Forty-two percent of Americans believe in ghosts, according to a Harris Poll. As this is Halloween month, this story is for them. (Note: This home is not for sale.) Family Background Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Conrad Aiken was born in 1889, the eldest of four children born to wealthy parents…
With the slew of comments OHU50K receives about orbs and mysterious shadows in our featured photos, it seems some readers are fascinated with haunted houses. I haven’t decided if I am a believer or not in paranormal activity, but I do love researching old houses. With Halloween coming up this month, here is a haunted…
Cedar Grove Mansion Haunted House, Vicksburg, Mississippi In our series of haunted houses during Halloween month, this is the tragic tale of Cedar Grove Mansion. This home is NOT currently for sale, just an interesting haunted house for those who enjoy ghost stories. Cedar Grove Mansion appears normal on the outside, but things are…
Not for sale. This is the third in our Halloween series of ghostly houses. This haunted house tale might interest you – The Curse of the Lemp Mansion. As a rags-to-riches story, the Lemp family tale is like none other. Johann Adam Lemp left his home in Germany and emigrated to St. Louis in 1838….
Sauer Castle, Kansas City, Kansas UPDATE: The Sauer Castle Haunted House of Kansas City is currently up for auction according to a posting on the Unified Government’s website. Rounding a curve on a winding, residential street, a red brick structure looms over the landscape. Set behind long lengths of chainlink fence, one gets a sense of…
Taliesin/Tan-Y-Der Spring Green, Wisconsin When it comes time to explain why some homes are priced below $50,000, OHU50K often sees comments like, “Look at those orbs in the photos,” or “It must be haunted.” Whether one believes in ghosts or not, most everyone loves a good haunted house story. In celebration of Halloween, this month…
