The very first house on the plantation was built in 1613–reportedly the oldest house in the U.S. But it’s the mid-18th-century house here, possibly owned by private residents, that has a ghost story involving a painting in a second-story bedroom. It’s a portrait of Aunt Pratt, and its story began in 1858 when the portrait was put away in the attic. After that, weird knocking sounds came from the attic throughout the day, increasing daily, until the residents at the time put the portrait back up. But in 1974, the portrait was taken off the wall again to be shipped to a New York City comference about items associated with paranormal phenomena. While in its exhibit, the portrait began to rock crazily in front of many spectators. Further, when the painting was locked up at night, it somehow escaped, and was found the next morning outside its storage container and pointing toward the exit. When the portrait was shipped home again and placed back onto the wall, the eerie occurrences stopped.

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