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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania · Historic homes

Loudoun Mansion

Archival photograph of Loudoun Mansion on Germantown Avenue.
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History & local legend

Loudoun Mansion stands above Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. Built in the early nineteenth century and enlarged by later generations, it was a family home before becoming a house museum. Its ghost stories are associated with members of that household.

One is William Armat Logan, remembered in the stories as Little Willie. Another is Maria Dickinson Logan, whose presence is said to linger in her former bedroom. In a 2013 WHYY account, people familiar with the museum described personal objects appearing to move from one position to another in the room.

The mansion later suffered a serious fire and ceased operating as a regular house museum.

Sources

  1. Emily Brooks, WHYY/NewsWorks, Top 6 Haunted and Eerie Spots in Northwest Philly, October 30, 2013
  2. Independence Hall Association, ushistory.org, Loudoun
  3. WHYY, educational reuse discussion, 2015
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Jack Boucher · Resized for web · License