If you're always on the search for the next strange and unusual place in the Hoosier state to check out, you'll probably be thrilled to hear that we're home to what is called the "4th most haunted house" in the United States, and somehow, it's not as famous as you'd think. This spot might just be one of the most haunted places in Indiana, too!
Whispers Estate was built in or around 1894, and between 1899 and 1901, Dr. George and Sarah White moved in.
George was a successful physician and ran his practice from their home. The pair adopted orphaned children and, unfortunately, several died in the house over the years.
Some of the children they took in were troubled; at one point, a 10-year-old girl started a fire in the house, dying two days later of severe burn injuries.
A 10-month-old baby died in the master bedroom, and then adopted daughter Jessie White died of double pneumonia in the same room. It is not known if, or how many, patients of Dr. White's may have died in the house, but given that he practiced there for more than 25 years, it's not exactly an out-there concept.
Supposedly, while the house was undergoing renovations in the early 2000s, bizarre activity began.
Lights would flicker on and off. Footsteps would be heard stomping about on the second story. Over time, the activity escalated - quickly.
To this day, people reserve time to come and experience this bizarre, creepy place for themselves, and the photos they end up with are... startling, to say the least.
Guests are encouraged to write down everything they experience on lined paper, where the accounts are posted to Whispers Estate's official Facebook page - and boy, are some of them creepy.
It's not uncommon at all for guests (and the owners) to be scratched up by unseen fingernails, or touched by an unseen hand.
The Estate earned the "Whispers" moniker after numerous guests experienced somebody whispering in their ear - somebody they couldn't see.
In some bizarre photos taken at Whispers Estate, you have to look for a few moments to realize what's off about them.
...and when you notice it, you get that familiar chill up your spine.
Whispers Estate has been called, over and over, one of the most haunted houses in the country.
It's mentioned in several shining reviews that even non-believers of the paranormal should come check it out one of these nights - if they dare.
For tour information, a much more detailed history of the Estate, and more, visit the Night at Whispers Estate website! If you'd like to read some hand-written firsthand accounts of the haunting at Whispers Estate, or see more of the creepy photos of various injuries guests sustain here at the hands of the spirits, check out their official Facebook page!
Craving even more haunted Indiana? Check this article out for some ideas for your next ghost hunt.
Do you think you could brave a night at Whispers Estates? Do you believe it's one of the most haunted places in Indiana? Tell us your thoughts!
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