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Location: 616 Ursulines Street, New Orleans
County: Orleans
Property Type: Hotel
Haunting Activity: Guests occasionally report hearing children on the fourth floor of the hotel when none are present.
Activity Reported By: Guests
History: This Creole townhouse was built around 1833 on land purchased from the Ursulines nuns. It remained a private home with several owners until 1946 when it became a rooming house. Rumored to be the "House of the Rising Sun," it's most famous tenant may be Jimmy Buffett.
Related Links: Hotel Villa Convento
Report Prepared By: D.L. Marsh
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