THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The former German Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum is associated with reports of ghostly children, unexplained footsteps, and disembodied laughter. Visitors have described shadow figures moving through the abandoned buildings and an overwhelming sense of sadness. The property has become one of Buffalo's better-known paranormal locations.
The mid-1800s German Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum closed in 1956, and the buildings were used as a preparatory seminary until the complex was sold to a private owner in the 1990s. It is said to be haunted by colorful orbs that show up in photos, unexplained noises, and sounds of water running through the building when no water services were in operation.