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Two of Long Island's oldest surviving structures — the 1843 Rogers Mansion and the c.1683 Halsey House — anchor a museum complex where monthly paranormal investigations have run for years.
17 Meeting House Ln, Southampton, NY 11968
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Ghost hunting tours approximately $40–55 per person depending on event (pricing has varied by season). Regular museum admission separate. Check website for current tour pricing.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Historic grounds; some uneven surfaces between buildings
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1843 · Rogers land grant dates to 1648 — Rogers family held property 240+ years · Rogers Mansion Greek Revival redesign c.1843; Atterbury renovation 1926 · Halsey House (c.1683) — oldest English wood-framed house in New York State on original site · 12-building museum complex anchoring Southampton's colonial-era history
Southampton was founded in 1640 as one of the first English settlements on Long Island. William Rogers received his land allotment on what is now Meeting House Lane in 1648, and a dwelling occupied the site through successive generations of his family. The Rogers family held the property continuously from that initial grant until 1889 — a span of more than 240 years — before it passed through two additional owners and was acquired by the Village of Southampton in 1932.
The standing structure is substantially a Greek Revival redesign completed around 1843 by Captain Albert Rogers, a direct descendant of the original settler. A significant exterior alteration came in 1926 when Samuel L. Parrish hired architect Grosvenor Atterbury to renovate the property; the house was physically moved 100 feet back from Main Street to its current position. The Rogers Mansion has served as the Southampton History Museum's headquarters since the organization acquired it in 1943.
The Halsey House occupies a separate parcel a short distance away. Thomas Halsey Sr. (c.1592–1678) was among the earliest English settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony before relocating to Southampton in the 1640s. The existing structure was built circa 1683 by his son Thomas Jr., per the elder Halsey's 1678 will. The Southampton Historical Society purchased the house in 1958 to prevent demolition. Architectural historians classify it as the oldest English wood-framed house in New York State remaining on its original site.
The museum complex now includes 12 historic structures in total, spanning nearly four centuries of Southampton's built environment.
Sources
The Rogers Mansion's haunting reputation is old enough to have shaped the Southampton History Museum's public programming. Long Island Paranormal Investigators (LIPI) established a monthly residency at the property — a formal, ongoing relationship that distinguishes this venue from locations that host only occasional investigations.
The most consistently reported phenomena at the Rogers Mansion are auditory: loud footsteps on the upper floor when no one is present, and sounds described as a party or group of people moving around — multiple sources using nearly identical phrasing. Investigator Oliver Peterson, who led documented sessions at the mansion, stated his belief that the building is genuinely haunted despite a lack of compelling evidence captured on any single occasion, and noted that the persistence of the auditory reports across different visitors is what sustains that assessment.
Some investigators have suggested the female presence in the mansion may be one of the two sisters who married successive Nathaniel Rogers — both women lived and likely died in the house during its nineteenth-century occupation.
At the Halsey House, reports include items thrown across the basement and shadowy figures that follow people from room to room. The house's age — more than 340 years on its original site — gives investigators a long timeline against which to match any reported activity.
The museum's formal partnership with LIPI, resulting in monthly public ghost hunting events, has made this one of the most accessible legitimate investigation sites in the Hamptons region.
Notable Entities
One-hour paranormal investigation tours run monthly in partnership with Long Island Paranormal Investigators (LIPI). Includes a 15-minute introduction to investigation theory and equipment, followed by a 45-minute investigation of the Rogers Mansion or Halsey House. Visitors may tour one or both houses on select evenings. Tickets $40–55.
Daytime guided tours of the 12-building museum complex are available seasonally. The Rogers Mansion (Greek Revival, c.1843) and the Thomas Halsey Homestead (c.1683), considered the oldest English wood-framed house in New York State still on its original site, are the centerpieces.
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