LOCATION FILE
Smith-McDowell House
FOLLOWAsheville, NC
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
A brick antebellum house built in 1840 for James McConnell Smith, the first mayor of Asheville, and later home to the McDowell family; it is the oldest surviving house in the city.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
A local paranormal group investigated the house in 2006 after long-running staff reports of two child apparitions known as Carrie and Sarah, along with cold drafts, disembodied voices, and shadow figures on the upper floors.
VISITING
Open to the public as a house museum with guided tours.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
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COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS