The Jackson Building in Asheville is rumored to be haunted by a businessman who leaped to his death from an upper floor during the 1929 stock market crash. According to local lore, his ghost can be seen in the windows of the building's upper floors. The building is also known for a bullseye-like pattern in the brickwork on the sidewalk, which some claim marks the spot where his body landed. On April 4, 1930, Messler shot himself in an eighth-floor office of the building. He left two notes, citing failing health and financial troubles brought on by the stock market crash as his reason for taking his own life. Some believe that it is Messler's restless spirit that haunts the upper floors of the building. People have claimed to see a face or a ghostly figure staring out of the windows of the top floor. Some versions of the tale say the ghost can be seen pacing on the roof, which is now inaccessible. One account suggests that standing in the bullseye pattern on a dark, cloudy night can cause a static charge sensation and a fleeting glimpse of the apparition in the windows. Those working in nearby buildings have reported other unexplained occurrences.