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Houghton Mansion

Place: Houghton Mansion, North Adams, MA

Date/Time: 7 p.m. August 2nd- 7 a.m. August 3rd, 2008

Weather Condition: 70-75 Degrees F

Case Status: Closed

Members Attended: Kellie, Cassy, Bill, Nikki, Mike

Non-Members Attended: Dan, Dan F, Haydon, Fox, Berkshire Paranormal

Equipment: IR Camcorders, Digital Cameras, Voice Recorders, Noise Enhancement Disk

Notable History: In the early 1900's this was home to North Adam's first Mayor- Albert C. Houghton and his family. On August 1st, 1914, John Widders, their chauffer, was driving Albert Houghton, his daughter Mary Houghton, and a family friend, Sybil Hutton to Vermont. They came up to a road crew on a mountain road so John Widders swerved to the side of the road to avoid them. The vehicle hit a soft shoulder and rolled off the road and violently down the steep embankment. Sybil died immediately and Mary died on the way to the hospital. John Widders and Albert Houghton suffered minor injuries. Early the next morning in the barn behind the mansion John Widders committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol. Mayor Albert Houghton died 9 days later, some say because of overwhelming despair.

*Note* These are just pictures of the building- they contain nothing Paranormal.

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The Front of the Mansion

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The side view including the Masonic Temple (the bigger building)

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The Houghton Grave Site

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A very small room with a mirror and chair-maybe used for scrying?

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Mary Houghton's Room

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The group of investigators that went to the Houghton Mansion.

This photo was taken in the Masonic Temple.

The GHG members are wearing black shirts.

The bottom row (from left to right): Dan, Bill, Haydon

The middle row (from left to right): Dan F, Kellie, Cassy, Nikki, Fox

Top: Mike