Rockwood Mansion is described as a haunted location featuring shadowy figures, cold spots, phantom scents like tobacco and flowers, and the appearance of past residents, including the Bringhurst dogs and a boy named Little Eddie, all connected to its history as the Shipley and Bringhurst family home. Visitors and paranormal investigators report encounters with these phenomena, and the mansion offers paranormal investigation tours to learn about and experience the reported activity. Guests and investigators have observed shadow figures moving through corridors and even through walls. Eyewitnesses have reported seeing the ghosts of former residents, including the Bringhurst family's two dogs appearing at a second-floor window and a child named Little Eddie, who was featured on Ghost Hunters. Brief, unexplained scents of tobacco or flowers have been reported by visitors. Cold pockets of air have been experienced in various areas of the mansion, and some visitors report a weary feeling in specific rooms. Visitors have reported seeing a man in a dark suit and top hat, possibly a resident from the mansion's past, looking out a window. The property was built by Joseph Shipley and later occupied by the Bringhurst family. Some reports suggest the spirits are those of these former residents. The presence of confirmed deaths on the property is often cited as a reason for the paranormal activity.