THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Originally an 1860s blacksmith shop before becoming a saloon, the James Sheeley House has accumulated decades of ghost stories. Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained noises, and unusual activity believed to be connected to its colorful past.
A former blacksmith shop, the 1860s building was converted to a saloon and boarding house by John B. Paul. Its name comes from Irish immigrant James Sheeley who, with his wife Kate, bought the building and took over in 1905. In 2001 when the building was being cleaned and touched up, the new owner was surprised to find that when he tried to paint over a foyer mural, the roses in the painting kept bleeding right through the primer until he gave up on the project. And when he stained the stairs, unexplained footprints appeared on them the very next day.