THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Parkhurst House, also known as Nye Manor, is associated with reports of paranormal activity connected to its nineteenth-century history. Visitors have described apparitions, phantom footsteps, mysterious voices, and unexplained cold spots inside the historic home. The manor has earned a reputation as one of Fort Covington's haunted landmarks.
Parkhurt House – Nye Manor is a circa-1820 stone house constructed for Army major Jabez Parkhurst, one of the six confirmed folks to pass away inside the home. Witnesses claim the place is haunted by some of the spirits who linger here, as evidenced by multiple flashlights going dead at the same time, disembodied voices, footsteps, doors that close by themselves, and lights that were in use when the place had no occupants and no electricity.