History & local legend
The Lizzie Lincoln House was a farmhouse on Lincoln Road near Birdsboro in Berks County. Jordan Kupper recalled seeing a woman at its window during a family drive in 2001, at age six. On reaching a grandmother's home, Kupper mentioned the figure and learned that the house already had a local ghost story.
In 2013, Kupper returned to interview grandparents John and Joanne Hughes. One version of the legend said Lizzie fell down the stairs after finding her husband with a maid. Kupper's childhood sighting and that explanation came from different moments: the woman was seen before Kupper knew the story.
By a later visit, the window was boarded up. The house was demolished on February 27, 2023.
Sources
- Jordan Kupper, firsthand recollection of the 2001 drive, a 2013 return and an interview with John and Joanne Hughes
- Mainstreme, original Lizzie Lincoln Haunted House attraction, preserves the staircase legend
- Alexa Freyman, Berksiana, February 2023, title research, house images, sale price and demolition date
- Berks County archived parcel layer, deed 2023-003072. The February 1 sale at $61,500 identifies the house site as 1131 Lincoln Road
