Fayetteville's NRHP-listed 1855 brick mansion where two city officials publicly reported furniture moving, machines activating, and cold spots — and where the city runs its Historic Hauntings hayride.
234 Green St, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Research updated June 2026
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All Ages
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Free
Exterior viewable from Green St; Historic Hauntings hayride tickets required for tour access — check City of Fayetteville for schedule
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Limited Access
Historic residential structure; exterior accessible from public sidewalk; hayride tour access varies
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Est. 1855 · Greek Revival / Italianate Architecture c.1855 · National Register of Historic Places (1972) · Fayetteville Historic Residential District
The house at 234 Green Street was constructed around 1855 in a Greek Revival style with Italianate details, a combination common in prosperous mid-19th century Southern residential architecture. Wikipedia documents its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, making it one of the earlier Fayetteville properties to receive federal historic designation.
The Kyle House stands in a Green Street corridor that preserves some of Fayetteville's most intact antebellum and Victorian-era residential architecture. The building's NRHP listing recognizes its architectural significance and its continuity with the pre-Civil War built environment of Cumberland County.
The building passed through various owners and uses after the mid-19th century. Up and Coming Weekly, a Fayetteville alternative newspaper, documented the property's role in the city's ghost heritage circuit and specifically noted the accounts of public officials who occupied or worked in the building in more recent decades.
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What distinguishes the Kyle House from many haunted homes is the source of its reputation: the paranormal claims were made publicly by former Mayor Bill Hurley and City Manager Roger Stancil — named elected and appointed officials who held positions of public accountability. Up and Coming Weekly documented these accounts, noting that both men described specific phenomena: machines activating on their own, furniture found in positions different from where it had been left, and pronounced cold spots in particular rooms.
Neither Hurley nor Stancil framed their accounts in terms of specific historical figures or events connected to the house; the phenomena were reported as unexplained without being attributed to a named spirit or entity.
The city's own Historic Hauntings hayride makes the Kyle House its first stop, using the officials' accounts as the primary narrative anchor. Fayetteville's heritage content also references the property in the context of the broader historic district ghost heritage circuit.
The Kyle House sits on Green Street in Fayetteville's historic residential corridor. The Greek Revival / Italianate brick exterior is viewable from the sidewalk and has been the first stop on the city's Historic Hauntings hayride tour.
The City of Fayetteville's official Historic Hauntings hayride makes the Kyle House its first stop. The tour covers the public accounts from former Mayor Bill Hurley and City Manager Roger Stancil regarding the paranormal activity they experienced in the building.
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