The Lansing State Capitol is reportedly haunted by a man who died in the 1880s after falling from the grand staircase while working as a page, and a painter who died during construction. Visitors and workers have reported encountering the apparitions of a painter, experiencing cold spots, and hearing unexplained winds within the Victorian-era building. A young page died after falling two stories from the grand staircase in the 1880s. His spirit is sometimes seen near the staircase. A spirit of a man dressed in painter's attire is also reported to haunt the building. This could be the spirit of a painter who was killed during the building's construction. Some witnesses have reported experiencing sudden cold spots and unexplained winds throughout the Capitol building.