THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Rush Rhees Library is associated with reports of paranormal activity after hours. Students and staff have described unexplained footsteps, shadow figures, mysterious voices, and books seemingly moving on their own.
Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester was named after the university’s third president Benjamin Rush Rhees. It still houses the original elevator from when it was dedicated in 1930. The library’s stacks are allegedly haunted by a workman who fell during construction in 1929.