Portland West End Historic District · Victorian-era residential architecture
Portland's West End developed as an affluent Victorian-era neighborhood in the second half of the 19th century and retains one of the best-preserved collections of that period's residential architecture in the country, along cobblestone streets radiating from the Western Promenade. Haunted History Tours meets at 181 State Street, beside the monument to Portland-born poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and walks the district for about 75 minutes covering six stops.
The operator is a locally run seasonal business (April through November) distinct from the multi-city US Ghost Adventures chain, which separately runs its own Portland, Maine ghost tour, and from other local competitors including American Ghost Walks and West End Ghost Tours.
Sources
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g40827-d27993320-Reviews-Haunted_History_Tours-Portland_Maine.html
- https://www.yelp.com/biz/haunted-history-tours-portland
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsPhantom Music
The tour's marketing describes stories of "musical spirits," poets, "tragic fires," "parties that never die," and a network of underground tunnels beneath Portland's West End, spread across six named stops along the route. The operator's public materials do not list the specific building names for each of the six stops.
This is the tour operator's own marketing material describing what the route covers, not documented history independently verified for this listing. Because the operator's own site does not name each of the six stops individually, this listing does not include a tourStops route beyond the general West End district description.
