Rhodes Hall Tour

Let's tour Rhodes Hall!

"The Castle on Peachtree" is one of the last surviving mansions in the area. Completed in 1904, this is a stunning example of Romanesque Revival architecture. It's also supposed to be haunted! Rhodes Hall sometimes offers haunted tours around Halloween, but it's June, so this is just the normal guided historical tour. BUT I will still bring my EMF reader and dowsing rods. I have a few extra EMF readers if anyone wants to borrow one!

6/21, 10:30am, tickets here

From the internet (so it must be true!): "Rhodes Hall was built from granite carved out of Georgia’s Stone Mountain. Locals may have called it a castle but Rhodes and his wife Amanda called their home “La Rêve,” or “The Dream.” At the time, construction of their dream home cost $50,000. In addition to the electricity that coursed through its halls, Rhodes Hall was also outfitted with an electric call button in most rooms and a security system.

"Amanda passed away in 1927. Her obituary reportedly stated that she died after “suffering a long illness,” and the cause of death was listed as “senility.” Amos died just a year later. The Rhodes’ children deeded the home to the state of Georgia not long after their parents’ deaths. And yet, according to some, the spirits of the original owners never left. Visitors have reported the spectral presence of an elderly woman in the mansion, and many assume it must be the ghost of Mrs. Rhodes, said to have died in the house. Others report a figure in the basement of the home that they describe as the “evil man.”

"From 1984 to 1992, Rhodes Hall served as a haunted house attraction during the Halloween season. Throughout, the manse remained a hotbed of paranormal activity. Featured frequently on ghost shows like Ghost Hunters, paranormal investigators and curious visitors alike have reported, at the very least, a menacing male presence in the mansion. And some, armed with video and audio equipment, have captured other disturbing activity on camera: like EVPs, ghostly figures, the sound of laughing children, lights that inexplicably turn on and off, and doors slamming shut and locking themselves."