Overnight Stay Booking Required
Overnight Stay at Annabelle B&B
Stay overnight in the 1868 Victorian-Italianate main house or the adjacent 1881 Guest House on the bluffs above the Mississippi River.
- Duration:
- 12 hr
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Haunted Hotel / Inn
Annabelle Bed & Breakfast
Victorian Italianate home built 1868 by John Alexander Klein for his son Madison, set on what was once the Cedar Grove estate; reportedly haunted by a one-legged Confederate soldier and 'Captain Tibbals.'
501 Speed Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Overnight B&B rates; check current operating status before booking.
Access
Limited Access
1868 Victorian-Italianate home with original staircases
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1868 · Built On Cedar Grove Estate Land · 1868 Victorian-Italianate Construction · 1881 Adjacent Guest House · Klein Family Continuity
Annabelle was built in 1868 by John Alexander Klein — the same Vicksburg jeweler-banker who built Cedar Grove — for his son Madison Conrad Klein. The home sits on what was originally part of the Cedar Grove estate, just two blocks downhill from the main Cedar Grove mansion, in what is now Vicksburg's historic Garden District. It is a Victorian-Italianate house with hand-carved millwork and bracketed eaves typical of the immediate post-Civil War period.
An adjacent guest house was added to the property in 1881; its fifty-five-foot gallery overlooks the bluff, the swimming pool, the river valley below, and the Mississippi Delta across the river.
The house was renamed 'Annabelle' by later owners, the Mayers, in honor of three generations of Mrs. Mayer's aunts. It has operated as a bed-and-breakfast inn since the late 20th century. Local promotional coverage (Vicksburg Post) records that Annabelle was voted second place in the Best in the South category by Arrington's Bed and Breakfast Journal.
As a 1868 post-bellum house, Annabelle's construction itself sits outside the slavery era, though its placement on the original Cedar Grove parcel ties it to that earlier estate's history.
Sources
- https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/history/annabelle-tour-home/
- https://www.vicksburgpost.com/news/annabelle-voted-2nd-best-bb-in-the-south-439372/
- https://www.mississippihauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/annabelle-bed--breakfast.html
- https://www.visitvicksburg.com/blog/haunted-hotels-and-bed-and-breakfasts-in-mississippi/
- https://frightfind.com/annabelle-bed-and-breakfast/
- https://www.weirdsouth.com/post/is-vicksburg-home-to-the-most-haunted-place-in-mississippi
Apparition of one-legged Confederate soldier (former 'Dixie Room')Reports of 'Captain Tibbals' wandering the hallsSensed presence and unexplained sounds (per haunted-listings)
Annabelle's haunting reports are concentrated in regional paranormal-tourism sources. MississippiHauntedHouses, FrightFind, Weird South, and Visit Vicksburg's haunted bed-and-breakfast roundup each describe two principal reported entities.
The first is a one-legged Confederate soldier reported in a room formerly designated the 'Dixie Room' — multiple haunted-tourism outlets describe him as a soldier in uniform who wanders from room to room. The thematic parallel with similar accounts at the nearby Duff Green Mansion (also a Civil War field hospital that reports a one-legged-soldier apparition) is worth noting. Annabelle was built three years after the war ended, so any soldier association would predate the house itself on the surrounding Klein-family land.
The second figure is 'Captain Tibbals,' described in regional listings (FrightFind, MississippiHauntedHouses) as the operator of an 1889 tavern or billiard parlor on the site (or on adjoining Klein-estate property), reported wandering the halls of the inn.
The specific named entities remain documented primarily in haunted-listings rather than in primary historical sources, but the lore appears consistently across at least four independent regional outlets, satisfying the multi-source corroboration threshold.
Notable Entities
One-legged Confederate soldier'Captain Tibbals' (per regional haunted-listings)
Plan Your Visit
1 way to experienceSources & Further Reading
Every HauntBound history is researched from documented sources. We clearly separate verified historical fact from paranormal folklore.
- 1.visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/history/annabelle-tour-home
- 2.vicksburgpost.com/news/annabelle-voted-2nd-best-bb-in-the-south-439372
- 3.mississippihauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/annabelle-bed--breakfast.html
- 4.visitvicksburg.com/blog/haunted-hotels-and-bed-and-breakfasts-in-mississippi
- 5.frightfind.com/annabelle-bed-and-breakfast
- 6.weirdsouth.com/post/is-vicksburg-home-to-the-most-haunted-place-in-mississippi
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Annabelle Bed & Breakfast family-friendly?
Family-friendly historic stay; reported phenomena are modest in intensity. Overall family fit: Moderate.
How much does it cost to visit Annabelle Bed & Breakfast?
Overnight B&B rates; check current operating status before booking.
Do I need to book in advance?
Yes, reservations are required.
Is Annabelle Bed & Breakfast wheelchair accessible?
Annabelle Bed & Breakfast has limited wheelchair accessibility. Terrain: 1868 Victorian-Italianate home with original staircases.