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A Gulfport property where a circa-1915 mansion became the subject of reported local paranormal lore before burning to the ground in 1970, the morning after a séance claimed to contact a murder victim.
10 Kimball Dr, Gulfport, MS 39503
Research updated September 2026
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Built around 1915 by William Stewart, Handsboro neighborhood, Gulfport · Leased to Keesler Air Force personnel during WWII; gambling and prostitution reported · Gregory family reported paranormal events 1957–1970, covered by Sun Herald (1963, 1981) · 1969 séance by Dr. David Bubar claimed contact with murder victim 'Flossie' · Mansion destroyed by fire July 18, 1970; private house built on site 1989
The mansion at 10 Kimball Drive in the Handsboro area of Gulfport was built around 1915 by William Stewart, overlooking Bayou Bernard. During World War II, the property was leased to Keesler Air Force personnel, and local lore alleged gambling and prostitution operations during that period — circumstances that local legend later entangled with the building's paranormal reputation.
Dr. Kendall Gregory, a physician, and his wife Ginny moved their blended family into the mansion in 1957. Ginny Gregory recalled her first impression as simply 'not being alone.' Over the following years, residents and visitors reported strange noises, unexplained cold spots, glowing figures, and falling light fixtures. A child's jacket reportedly burst into flames on his bed. On November 22, 1963 — the day of President Kennedy's assassination — witnesses described blood appearing on the draperies and windows, though no physical source was found. The Sun Herald covered these events in 1963 and again in 1981.
In late 1969, the Gregorys invited Baptist minister Dr. David Bubar of Tennessee to conduct a séance. Bubar claimed to channel a spirit named Flossie, who described being murdered at the mansion during the wartime period. Witnesses reported the séance table moving across the floor unprompted.
On July 18, 1970 — the morning after another séance had been held on the second floor — fire broke out in the mansion. The newspaper reports that the fire began upstairs where a séance had taken place the previous night, though it gives no cause for the fire. The ruins were eventually demolished and a new private house was constructed on the site in 1989.
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Ginny Gregory's description of the house was terse: upon arriving in 1957, she felt she was 'not alone.' What followed over thirteen years was an accumulation of reported events that drew enough attention to reach the pages of the Gulfport Sun Herald twice — in 1963 and again in 1981.
The phenomena covered a range of categories: auditory disturbances including disembodied screams and unexplained noises; temperature anomalies described as cold spots; visible anomalies including glowing figures and falling light fixtures; and at least one reported spontaneous combustion — a child's jacket catching fire on his bed with no ignition source. The most dramatic reported event occurred on November 22, 1963: witnesses described blood appearing on draperies and windows inside the mansion as news of President Kennedy's assassination arrived. No physical explanation was established.
The 1969 séance added a specific narrative to the haunting. Dr. David Bubar, a Baptist minister from Tennessee who claimed mediumistic abilities, presided over the session. Witnesses reported the table moving. Bubar reported contact with a spirit identifying herself as 'Flossie,' who said she had been killed at the property during the wartime period. No independent historical record of a specific victim named Flossie is known.
The fire of July 18, 1970 ended the chapter. By morning, the structure was destroyed; a folklore account citing the Daily Herald places the flames on the second story, where a séance had taken place the evening before, though it gives no cause.
Notable Entities
The Cahill Mansion no longer stands. The lot at 10 Kimball Drive now contains a private residence built in 1989. Visitors interested in the site's documented history of paranormal events and its dramatic 1970 fire can view the property only from the public street.
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