Kemp Hall International House, or I-House, is said to be haunted by a ghostly Lady in Red. She is believed to be Mrs. A. E. DeMange, former owner of the mansion. She passed away after living here only a year, in 1908. Mr. DeMange sold it to the Illinois Weslayan University in 1911. Now, Mrs. DeMange’s ghost is said to appear in the mirror of the master bedroom in her red dress.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 1207 N. Main Street
Bloomington, IL
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 40.49088122909604, -88.99366857114728
- County:
- McLean County, Illinois
- Nearest Towns:
- Bloomington, IL (0.5 mi.)
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I lived there for two years in the early 70’s, and never saw any sign of paranormal activity.
can any one go there fine about the ghost
I lived in Kemp Hall from Sep 1970 through May if 1970 and Sep 1970 through May 1972. I personally witnessed both the lady and her husband on more than one occasion, with others who can verify the sightings.
I lived there for a year in the 1990s in the room with the big mirror. We didn’t see anything in the mirror but things in the room would go missing. I put a hairbrush on my dresser, turned around, and when I looked back, it was gone. My roommates had similar experiences. If you said, “Give it back,” the item would appear. With the hairbrush, I said it and the brush was on my bed five minutes later.
We each heard what sounded like a child giggling at different times we were alone in the room. My roommates were convinced it was a harmless child ghost, but it sometimes felt very scary to be alone there.
I was working on a paper on a bright sunny day with my back to the room. My friend was sitting in the middle of the room reading. I heard my name whispered loudly in my ear. He heard it too.