Elder Street Artists Lofts, formerly the Jefferson Davis Hospital, is said to be haunted by deceased hospital patients. The activity here is said to stem from the fact that the site was built over an 1800s cemetery where about 3,000 Civil War and yellow fever victims were buried. Before the site was turned into a loft complex, witnesses described shadowy forms, a feeling of being watched, and the scent of sterilzation solutions. It is unclear whether the spirits have lingered to haunt the lofts.
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- Address:
- 1101 Elder St
Houston, TX 77007
United States
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- 29.768834294205075, -95.36802507472993
- County:
- Harris County, Texas
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I was actually born at this hospital on March 27, 1977. I wonder if that may be part of the reason why I am the way I am…”gifted”…so to speak.
MY SON WAS BORN THERE IN 1971. ON THE TOP FLOOR WAS A MENTAL FLOOR. A WOMAN JUMPED TO HER DEATH. THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. BUT ALSO THE GROUNDS HAD WAR HISTORY TOO. THAT IS WHY I THINK IT WAS HAUNTED. IN IN THE WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS SO YOU WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME TRUTH TO IT. BACK WHEN MY SON WAS BORN I DON’T REMENBER STORYS OF IT BEING HAUNTED BUT I KNEW ABOUT THE DEATH. I LOOKED IT UP IN THE BOOK. IT’S THERE.. CHECK IT OUT.
I was born there February 20.1977
That hospital stick to me for some reason.
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My Youngest son was born in that hospital in December 1988, I remembedr hearing stories ut never believed it was haunted.