Bement, Illinois

Voorhies Castle

Bement is a village in Piatt County, Illinois. Pictured is Voorhies Castle courtesy of Esvobod2. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Voorhies Castle

The Voorhies Castle is a Victorian home, built by Nels Larson, a Swedish immigrant. Construction was completed in 1904.

After his wife Johannah's death in 1914, Larson abandoned it. It remained largely unoccupied until the 1970's. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Unusual phenomena reported include lights turning on and off, locked windows opening, the sounds of footsteps and an off-key piano playing.

The apparition of a shadowy female figure has also been witnessed.

Voorhies Castle, State Highway 105, Bement, IL, USA.

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For further information, please read Apparition Atlas: Ghost Hunter's Travel Guide to Haunted America by Mark P. Donnelly and Daniel Diehl.