THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Danville Museum, housed in the historic Sutherlin Mansion, is widely regarded as one of Virginia's most haunted historic homes. Staff and visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps, disembodied voices, and objects moving without explanation throughout the mansion. Paranormal investigators believe several spirits connected to the home's long history remain inside the building.
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, located inside the Sutherlin Mansion (originally built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859), has been called the “Last Capitol of the Confederacy.” It was here that Jefferson Davis spent long hours staring out the parlor window after he heard the news of the Confederacy’s surrender. Witnesses say ghostly activity occasionally is noted here, such as footsteps, a woman who appears in mirrors, phantom cigar smoke and a girl’s moan.