Brinton Lodge in Douglassville, PA, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in the commonwealth, home to multiple spirits from its 300-year history. Visitors and owners have reported encounters with apparitions, disembodied footsteps, strange noises, and a general sense of unease in certain areas. A well-known paranormal investigation from the 1970s documented five specific ghosts said to inhabit the property. The most infamous spirit is a tall, black shadow figure, which has been seen moving through the hallways and in the older sections of the lodge since at least the 1980s. Current owner Eileen Reeser confirmed seeing the shadow herself after purchasing the lodge, making her a believer. A paranormal team even filmed a well-formed, non-transparent dark entity in an upstairs bedroom. Caleb Brinton: The lodge's namesake, who ran the building as a speakeasy and brothel in the 1920s, died of a heart attack in the downstairs summer kitchen in 1974. According to tour guides, his mistress attempted to carry him to his master bedroom upstairs, but he died at the threshold. Guests have reported sensing a presence in the area, with one woman on a tour once claiming she saw a body there and carefully stepped over the threshold. The spirit of a little girl has reportedly been seen in the hallways on all three floors of the lodge. A British medium visiting in the 1970s was the first to identify her as one of the main spirits. Katharine Wittman: Part of the wealthy family that owned the lodge in the early 1900s, Katharine Wittman is said to have fallen to her death on the staircase. Women have sometimes reported feeling pushed or touched on the stairs. A female apparition in a white dress is said to haunt the second floor. People have reported seeing a woman's reflection in the ladies' room mirror. A female figure has been seen sitting by the windows. The spirit of an elderly woman has been seen on the first floor. The medium who identified the other spirits also encountered a male spirit he nicknamed "Dapper Dan". Visitors and staff have reported plates and other objects moving on their own, and strange crashes or other loud noises are sometimes heard with no discernible cause.