History & local legend
Greenville Manor on Main Street in Greenville was once the Gibson family home and later the McMillen funeral home. Its third floor features in accounts separated by a decade, from paranormal investigators and from people restoring the building.
In 2012, Mark Bowan Sr. of the Oakmont Paranormal Society told the Tribune-Review that he felt cold and uneasy while approaching the third floor. He interpreted the sensation as a presence wanting him to stop, but continued upstairs.
In a 2022 WKBN interview, Katie McKenney recalled hearing a door slam above her and assuming that fellow restorer Marcus Haug was heading to the third floor. Looking down, she saw him below instead. The visiting news crew reported a separate slam overhead while everyone was gathered on the first floor.
Sources
- Jacob Thompson, WKBN First News, June 30, 2022, owners’ interviews and reporter’s observation
- Natalie Beneviat, Tribune-Review, October 24, 2012, Mark Bowan Sr. recalls the former Greenville funeral home
- Pennsylvania House Legislative Journal, April 4, 1972, honors William McMillen and Son in Greenville at 285 Main Street
- WKBN, follow-up at Greenville Manor with Pennsylvania dateline
