Jane Addams Hull House, Chicago
The Jane Addams Hull House is a Chicago location renowned for its ghost stories, featuring apparitions like the Lady in White (said to be Millicent Hull, the house's previous owner), ghost children, and the infamous Devil Baby. Other supernatural reports include strange noises, orbs of light, and an alleged "portal to hell" located where an old fountain once stood. These stories stem from a combination of the house's original inhabitants and the intense social atmosphere of the surrounding immigrant neighborhood. The most famous resident ghost, believed to be Millicent Hull, the original owner's wife, who died in the house. Jane Addams herself reported seeing a woman hovering over her bed in the room where Millicent Hull died. Stories tell of spectral children running and playing in the upstairs corridors and courtyard. A well-known local legend about a disfigured, demonic infant with cloven hooves and a tail. The story evolved from the immigrant community and served to encourage better behavior from husbands and fathers, according to the Jane Addams Papers Project. Addams reportedly tried to hide the child but denied its existence to the public. Visitors have also reported hearing footsteps, seeing mysterious orbs of light, and even glimpsing what some believe is an "portal to hell".