The May-Stringer House in Brooksville, Florida, is a four-story Victorian mansion with a long and tragic history that has earned it a reputation as one of the most haunted houses in the state. Saved from demolition in 1980 by the Hernando Historical Museum Association, it now operates as a historical museum by day and a ghost tour destination at night. John May died of tuberculosis just three years later. Marena remarried Confederate veteran Frank Saxon, but their newborn daughter, Jessie Mae, died shortly after birth, supposedly never having been held by her mother. In the 1880s, Dr. Sheldon Stringer purchased the property and expanded it to its current 14-room, four-story size. He also ran his medical practice out of the house, treating patients with contagious diseases like smallpox and yellow fever. Many of these patients died on the premises, further adding to the house's tragic history. After the Stringer family vacated the property in 1945, the house was converted into apartments. It eventually fell into disrepair and was nearly demolished before being saved by the Hernando Historical Museum Association. Staff, visitors, and paranormal investigators have reported a wide variety of phenomena over the years, leading to the house's paranormal notoriety. The ghost of Jessie Mae, the newborn daughter of Marena May and Frank Saxon, is often heard wailing. Visitors also report the sounds of children's laughter and footsteps. An angry male spirit, known to dislike women, is believed to inhabit the attic. Many of the museum's donated artifacts are said to be haunted by their former owners. Physical and auditory phenomena: Other reported paranormal occurrences include unexplained mists, moving objects, disembodied voices, and cold spots.