Thompson House (Southgate House)

Multiple accounts from tour operators and news coverage describe the Thompson House as one of Newport's most active locations for reported paranormal experiences. The most consistently documented figure is a woman in 19th-century dress observed standing in a window, looking toward the Ohio River. Tour guides and paranormal accounts name her as Elizabeth, a servant whose husband was a riverboat man; she reportedly took her own life after believing he had died in an explosion on the river. Her reported presence is a fixture of Newport's haunted walking tours.

A second figure, alternately identified in sources as Francis Parker, has been described by tour guide Miranda Bratton of American Legacy Tours, who notes a persistent unsettling quality to specific areas of the building. A third presence is reported but not specifically described in available sources.

The Spectrum News 1 account from 2023 quotes Bratton directly: 'There's a weird feeling in there. I would not go in there alone.' The accounts come from tour operators and journalists rather than investigators; no formal paranormal investigations have been documented in available sources.