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Lanier Mansion

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Madison, IN

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HAUNTING / GHOSTBuilt 1844State historic sitePUBLICDOCUMENTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

Built in 1844 for banker James F. D. Lanier, whose personal loans helped fund Indiana's Civil War effort, the Madison mansion is a National Historic Landmark preserved as a State Historic Site.

REPORTED ACTIVITY

Docents and visitors report sightings in the nursery associated with Lanier's first wife, and the site's seasonal history tours pair the mansion with other reputedly haunted stops in downtown Madison.

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Open to the public for tours as a State Historic Site.

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