An 1875 yellow Victorian mansion on the National Register where a family heard knocking at 3 a.m. with no visible source
204 W. Chestnut St, Goldsboro, NC 27530
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Private residence; exterior view free. Goldsboro ghost tour tickets required for guided visit.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Residential street; level sidewalk access for exterior viewing
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1875 · National Register of Historic Places · 1875 Victorian Architecture · Weil Family — German-Jewish Merchant Community · Goldsboro Historic District
Solomon Weil and his brother Henry Weil were merchants who became significant figures in Goldsboro's commercial and civic life in the post-Civil War decades. The 1875 house at 204 W. Chestnut St reflects the prosperity of the Weil family's operations and represents the architectural ambitions of Goldsboro's merchant class in the late 19th century.
Wikipedia's entry on the Solomon and Henry Weil Houses confirms the 1875 construction date, the National Register of Historic Places designation, and the address. The joint listing of the Solomon Weil House and Henry Weil House reflects their architectural and historical unity as a complex reflecting German-Jewish merchant family life in post-Reconstruction eastern North Carolina.
The house is a private residence and has passed through multiple ownerships since the Weil family. It is publicly visible from the street and has become a regular stop on Goldsboro's ghost tour circuit, documented by travel writers who have covered the tour.
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The 3 a.m. knocking account associated with the Solomon Weil House follows a recognized pattern: renovations disturb whatever equilibrium a house has maintained, and unexplained sounds begin. The account, documented in travel-writer coverage of the Goldsboro ghost tour, describes a family that undertook nursery work and began hearing nightly knocking with no visible cause.
The house is featured on the Goldsboro ghost tour circuit. Travel writer documentation of the tour credits tour guide Thomas Bailey — described as a 20-year paranormal investigation veteran — with the account, placing it within the guided-tour tradition rather than independent historical record. The NRHP designation and 1875 construction date give the house independent historical standing; the haunting account layers onto that foundation.
The Solomon Weil House at 204 W. Chestnut St is a two-story yellow Victorian built in 1875, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The exterior and facade are visible from the sidewalk. The house is a private residence; interior access is not available independently.
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