AMERICAN HAUNTINGS GHOST HUNTS
NIGHT AT THE STONE MANSION
WINCHESTER, INDIANA
NEXT AVAILABLE DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
7:00 PM TO 2:00 AM
$65 PER PERSON
CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!
Among the shifting shadows of the General Asahel Stone Mansion, disembodied voices and strange sounds are regularly heard. A ghost of a girl in a yellow dress has been seen. Disembodied footsteps climb the stairs and roam the upper floors. A woman’s voice is heard, and her apparition has been seen on the staircase. The sound of a man mumbling and cursing is common – perhaps General Stone himself, finding reasons to be angry from beyond the grave.
These are only some of the eerie happenings reported in this awe-inspiring home – a place so haunted that locals crossed the street to avoid it for years. Are you brave enough to venture behind the walls of the Stone Mansion? If you are, then join American Hauntings as we search for the resident spirits during a night you won’t soon forget!
THE MAN, MYTH, AND THE MANSION
Asahel Stone was born in 1817 to a family that came from a long line of carpenters. Following in his ancestors' footsteps in the trade, he achieved great success. In 1837, Stone married Lydia Preston, and the couple moved to Winchester, Indiana, two years later. Stone’s skill and craftsmanship earned him an excellent reputation in Winchester, and he soon became a respected member of the community.
During the 1840s and 1850s, Stone served as an Indiana State Senator and helped bring the railroad to Winchester. When the Civil War began, he became Indiana’s Quartermaster General, taking responsibility for supplying all the state’s military regiments with arms and supplies. He would eventually earn the rank of General. When the war ended in 1865, he returned home and organized the First National Bank of Winchester, of which he became president.
Construction was completed on the grand Stone Mansion on Orange Street in 1872. Stone and his wife would enjoy the large, brick, Second Empire home for the rest of their lives.
General Stone’s death occurred in 1891, and while his estate was left to a heartbroken Lydia, she soon followed her husband to the grave, passing away less than a year later in 1892.
After her death, the house was purchased by W.E. Miller, and he became the first in a long line of owners in the years that followed – many of whom kept the property for only a few months. In 1927 alone, the house had three different owners. Finally, the revolving door of owners slowed in 1968, when Edward and Nancy Williams purchased the mansion. They kept the home for many years and successfully had it listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
In the years that followed, the house remained quiet – except for the unsettling reports of strange happenings that circulated around town. The mansion began to gain a reputation as a haunted house and it’s one that has continued with the current owners.
There have been numerous paranormal occurrences reported at the Stone Mansion, including sightings of several different apparitions. One spectral figure is said to be that of General Stone himself – but he doesn’t walk here alone. His wife, Lydia, is also said to be lingering in the mansion and is most often seen around the main staircase.
Along with the general and his wife, the ghost of Lydia’s brother is also believed to haunt the house. He reportedly died in a second-floor room of the mansion, and his apparition has been spotted on the second floor ever since.
Reports from visitors also suggest that the ghost of a young girl in a yellow dress haunts the house, although there is no recorded history or folklore to explain who she might be and why she chooses to linger at the mansion.
Ready to seek the answers to the mysteries of the house for yourself? Then join American Hauntings at this chilling location and find out if all the stories you’ve heard about the resident ghosts are really true!