Is the Octagon House Haunted? DC’s Most Famous Ghost Story
The Octagon House at 1799 New York Avenue NW has been called the most haunted building in Washington since 1874. Phantom servant bells, falling Tayloe daughters, Dolley Madison’s lilacs, a gambler shot at a card game. It was also the executive mansion for six months after the British burned the White House in 1814, and where James Madison signed the Treaty of Ghent. Here is the real history behind the legends.
