About This Location
This 1850s townhouse in Greenwich Village is widely known as "the most haunted building in New York." The building was converted to apartments in 1937 and has been the site of numerous tragedies, including a 1987 murder when six-year-old Lisa Steinberg was fatally beaten by her adoptive father. Author Mark Twain lived here from 1900-1901, and his presence seems to have never left.
The Ghost Story
The House of Death reportedly hosts up to 22 different ghosts. Mark Twain's apparition, clad in his signature white suit and smoking a cigar, has been seen on the staircase. Residents and visitors report seeing a woman in a flowing gown, a grey cat, and a "monstrous moving shadow." One psychic famously refused to enter after sensing overwhelming supernatural energy. The spirits seem drawn to the building's long history of tragedy, from early deaths to the Steinberg murder. Residents have reported objects moving, disembodied voices, and the feeling of being pushed on the stairs.
