Brick & Ash, Newburyport


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Brick & Ash in Newburyport, MA, is considered haunted due to unusual activity linked to the building's past as a brothel, with the most prominent spirit being a woman named Lucinda, who was allegedly thrown down the stairs to her death. Reported phenomena include doors opening and closing, phantom footsteps on the fatal staircase, flickering lights, shattering glasses, drastic temperature drops, and even the hurling of small metal objects off the bar. Some staff have also reported seeing a ghostly figure of a man in a gray suit and top hat. A central figure in the hauntings is Lucinda, the spirit of a prostitute who met her death by being pushed down the building's stairs. Phantom footsteps are often heard, particularly on the infamous staircase where Lucinda died. Doors are reported to open and close on their own, and lights have been known to flicker, dim, or turn on and off randomly. Glasses have been observed to topple from shelves or shatter with no one nearby. Staff and patrons have reported sudden and drastic drops in temperature in certain areas of the building. Some experiences include small metal objects being hurled across the bar area onto the floor. Besides Lucinda, some have also reported seeing the ghostly figure of a white-bearded man dressed in a gray suit and top hat.

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