New England's Haunted
Colleges & Universities

Ghosts are reported at colleges... more now than ever before. Here are a few in New England and vicinity:

• Connecticut

  • New Haven - Yale University, Woolsey Hall.
    A ghostly organist plays music in this hall, and it has been heard by students and staff alike.

• Massachusetts

  • Boston - Charlesgate Hall.
    Since 1996, this has been a private residence. However, during its many years as a college dorm, it was haunted by several ghosts, including a student who reportedly hung himself in the stairwell.

    To get there: Turn onto Beacon Street from Massachusetts Avenue ("Mass Ave") and head west. You are immediately in the Back Bay region, near Charlesgate Hall. (We choose not to be more specific than that.) Please do NOT disturb the current owners.

  • Cambridge - Harvard University, Thayer Hall.
    This building was once a textile mill. Today it is visited by ghosts in Victorian clothing, sometimes seen entering and leaving the building through doors that no longer exist. Most actively haunted in winter.

    To get there: Go to Cambridge's Harvard Square, and get a map of the campus.

  • Cambridge - Lesley University.
    Sprawling and rapidly-expanding Lesley University (in North Cambridge) has reports of a ghost in one of the buildings on Avon Hill. Can anyone fill in the details...?

  • Devens - Fort Devens, Hale Hall (Military Intelligence School).
    No longer used as a military base, the top floor of this school building was reportedly haunted.

    To get there: Take Rte. 2 west past the town of Harvard. "Devens," formerly called Fort Devens, is slowly being redeveloped, but much of it remains deserted. Lovely scenery nearby, worth the drive in foliage season.

  • Haverhill area (the nearby town of Bradford)- Bradford College.
    Several ghosts and haunted areas, including: Academy building, second floor; Danforth, upstairs; Greenleaf Hall, top floor; Tupelo East and Tupelo West. Our investigation on 11 March 2000 is reported in our articles linked at Summary: Ghosts at Bradford College.

    To get there: From Rte. 3 or Rte. 95, take Rte. 495 towards Haverhill. From Exit 48, you will be turning left at the intersection. Ask directions, and whether or not the campus has reopened. Bradford College closed its doors in 2000, bankrupt.

• New Hampshire

  • New London - Colby-Sawyer College, Colgate Hall.
    A male ghost in a hat appears at Colgate Hall, a woman walks the halls of Best dorm, and For more information, read

    Ghosts of Colby-Sawyer College (two-part true story)

    More ghosts of Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH

    Ghosts near Colby-Sawyer College:

    Ghosts of New London, NH

    Ghosts of Old Center Cemetery, Andover, NH

    To get there: Take Rte. 93 north to Rte. 89, exit at New London, NH. Colby-Sawyer is on the main street. Colgate Hall this the large building in the center as you approach, and it is where the college's main offices are.

• Vermont

  • Burlington - University of Vermont
    This large college has reported at least two haunted buildings: Converse Hall, and Bittersweet House.

    To get there: Take Rte. 89 north, exit at Hwy. 7 in Vermont, near Lake Champlain.

OTHER NORTHEASTERN COLLEGES - see this list

For more information about haunted colleges, visit these pages:

• Haunted Colleges, an X-project site.
• Haunted Colleges, mostly Ohio.
• Nebraska's Haunted Colleges
• Ghost! Magazine - Haunted Colleges & Getaways

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