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An 1887 Victorian-era mansion in Macon's College Hill historic district that opened its doors to the public for an inaugural overnight ghost hunt in 2023, drawing local press coverage and paranormal investigators who reported unexplained shadows and spirit box responses.
925 Bond St, Macon, GA 31201
Research updated June 2026
Age
18+
Cost
$$
Ticketed ghost hunt events; pricing and availability through event organizer. Check Visit Macon for current programming.
Access
Limited Access
Victorian-era residential structure with period stairs; accessibility not documented
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1887 · Victorian-Era Residential Architecture · College Hill Historic District · Macon Late 19th-Century Development
The property at 925 Bond St sits in Macon's College Hill neighborhood, one of the city's most intact Victorian-era residential districts. The area developed primarily in the 1880s and 1890s, when Macon's post-Civil War economic recovery and the expansion of the railroad economy through central Georgia supported substantial new construction. The 1887 date attributed to the mansion places it in that development wave.
College Hill preserves a concentration of late 19th-century domestic architecture ranging from large showpiece homes to more modest cottages, reflecting the spectrum of Macon's professional and merchant class in that period. The district has been a focus of historic preservation efforts that have maintained the neighborhood's architectural character.
The Burke Mansion came to wider public attention in 2023 when Visit Macon issued a press release announcing the first public overnight ghost hunt at the property. The event was covered by 13WMAZ and attracted attention from regional travel media. The available documentation focuses on the 2023 event and its paranormal investigation framing rather than the building's 19th-century ownership history, which remains less fully documented in accessible sources.
Sources
The Burke Mansion's paranormal reputation crystallized publicly in 2023 when Visit Macon coordinated the first public overnight ghost hunt at the property. A paranormal investigation team equipped with electromagnetic meters and spirit box equipment conducted the investigation. Their documented findings included flickering lights in specific areas of the house, unexplained shadows moving across rooms when no one was present, and spirit box sessions that participants interpreted as yielding responses.
The 13WMAZ news team covered the event, producing local television coverage that brought the mansion's haunted reputation to a broader Macon audience. Regional travel media including unearththevoyage.com also covered the mansion as part of a broader look at Macon's haunted destinations for the Halloween season.
The accounts from the 2023 investigation are the most documented paranormal record available for this venue. Whether there is a longer-standing informal tradition of paranormal reports associated with the mansion prior to the public event is not established in available sources. The specific attribution of the haunting — who or what is responsible — is not named in the coverage.
Media Appearances
The Burke Mansion has hosted ticketed overnight ghost hunt events since 2023, when the first public investigation drew local press coverage. Paranormal investigators using electromagnetic meters and spirit box equipment reported unexplained shadows, flickering lights, and responses during sessions. Event availability and booking through the organizer; check Visit Macon for current programming.
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