LOCATION:
The Daniel J. Hennessy mansion can
be found on the corner of Park Street and Excelsior Street in Butte.
History / Description:
Daniel J Hennessy was a wealthy businessman
who owned a department store. He was a Democratic State Senator for the
10th District during 1889-92. He lived in Butte from 1850 - 1899. The
big perk of being successful in business is being able to build the home
of your dreams, which Mr. Hennessy accomplished, building this glorious,
roomy Victorian / late 1890s' mansion. It has three floors and a basement
gym area, which has a staircase leading up to the first floor. Mr. Hennessy
believed in keeping in shape, and wanted the perk of having one in the
comfort of his own home. Over the years it was used as a private residence,
a dormatory for nurses and a fraternity house.
MANIFESTATIONS:
Over the years, D.J. Hennessy seemed
to be hanging around his beloved mansion as house entity; Keeping a fatherly
eye on the young men and women who have used his dream mansion as a boarding
facility and a fraternity over the years, and perhaps whomever else is
now living in his house.
* The actual apparition or unseen
presence of Daniel J Hennessy has been "encountered" in the basement gym,
basement staircase and in the kitchen, as well as in other parts of the
mansion, though not as often.
STILL HAUNTED?
One can assume so, but don't know
for sure.
The mansion looks like it is once again is in private hands
as there were no Greek letters on the outside of the mansion and the mansion
is looking pretty sharp.
Sources include: The National
Directory of Haunted Places, by Dennis William Hauk, 2002
ghostigator.com * leftfield-psi.net * thespiritrealm.netfirms.com |
