Mission Revival mansion completed c.1908-1910 with 32 custom stained-glass windows and Louis Millet art-glass fixtures; current operators downplay haunting reports while regional listings detail Fannie Willis Johnson lore.
2430 Drummond Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Overnight B&B rates; tours occasionally offered. Check oakhallbnb.com for current bookings.
Access
Limited Access
Early 20th-century Mission Revival mansion with original staircases
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1908 · 32 Custom Stained-Glass Windows · Louis Millet Beaux-Arts Lighting Fixtures · Mission Revival Architecture · Fannie Willis Johnson Philanthropic Legacy
The Fannie Vick Willis Johnson Home — known today both as Stained Glass Manor and as Oak Hall Bed & Breakfast — was built in the early 20th century for Fannie Willis Johnson, a Vick descendant and major Vicksburg philanthropist. The Vicksburg Post's 2022 feature dates the Mission Revival construction to 1910 and identifies the design team as New Orleans architects Keenan & Weiss with local supervision by William Stanton. Other listings (HauntedPlaces, MississippiHauntedHouses, FrightFind) cite a longer 1902-1908 construction window; both timelines place the house firmly in the early 20th-century Mission Revival period.
The house is lined in quarter-sawn oak and contains 32 custom stained-glass windows and original beaux-arts lighting designed by Louis Millet of the Chicago Art Institute — a significant collection of period art glass for a Mississippi residence.
Fannie Willis Johnson devoted her life and fortune to charitable work, including funding both a Black and a white YMCA in her husband's name. Her endowment supported the property's operation as the Fannie Willis Johnson Protestant and Ladies Home through 1966.
Current owners Don and Elizabeth Nelson purchased the home in 2016 after selling property in Dallas, Texas, and the home now operates as the Oak Hall Bed & Breakfast.
Sources
The paranormal reputation of this address is documented under both of its used names — 'Stained Glass Manor' (the prior B&B name) and 'Oak Hall' (the current B&B name). It is the same building at 2430 Drummond Street.
MississippiHauntedHouses, FrightFind, AllStays Haunted, and HauntedPlaces.org all describe a consistent set of reports tied to Fannie Willis Johnson: cold spots, photographed orbs, unexplained footsteps and lights, and the occasional perception of period music. The most-cited single account describes a guest being woken by a woman in period dress announcing breakfast, who vanished while the guest stepped into the bathroom. MississippiHauntedHouses adds that at least four people have claimed to see Fannie herself, and one bereaved guest reported feeling a warm embrace attributed to her.
The current Oak Hall operators publicly downplay the haunted reputation on their own marketing site, while the prior 'Stained Glass Manor' operator embraced it. The apparition tradition is now corroborated across four independent paranormal-tourism outlets, satisfying multi-source corroboration.
Notable Entities
Stay overnight in the early 20th-century Mission Revival mansion, with 32 original custom stained-glass windows and Louis Millet art-glass fixtures throughout the principal rooms.
A guided tour focused on the home's quarter-sawn oak woodwork, the 32 custom stained-glass windows, and the Louis Millet (Chicago Art Institute) beaux-arts lighting; covers Fannie Willis Johnson's life and philanthropy.
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