Queen Anne mansion built 1892 for Harlow Bundy, whose time-clock company became IBM; monthly paranormal investigations document spirits of former residents including Julia Bundy and Edwin Hopton.
129 Main Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
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$
Museum admission $7; monthly ghost tours $20 per person (3rd Friday, 8–10pm). Check bundymuseum.org for current schedule.
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Limited Access
Historic 2.5-story Queen Anne frame house; some areas may be difficult to access
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Photos OK
Est. 1892 · Home of Harlow Bundy, founder of the Bundy Manufacturing Company predecessor to IBM · Queen Anne design by architect Elfred Hull Bartoo · National Register of Historic Places (May 11, 2011) · Houses the Rod Serling Archive and Southern Tier Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Harlow Bundy was born in 1856 and with his brother Willard L. Bundy established the Bundy Manufacturing Company in downtown Binghamton in 1889. The company manufactured time-recording clocks—devices used by employers to track worker hours—and the technology spread across industries worldwide within a decade. Harlow and Willard's company eventually merged with other businesses and, through a series of corporate reorganizations, became International Business Machines Corporation in 1924.
In 1892 Harlow engaged Binghamton architect Elfred Hull Bartoo to design a Queen Anne-style frame residence at 129 Main Street for himself and his wife Julia. The 2.5-story house featured cut stone veneer, varied decorative shingles, and a tall conical corner tower characteristic of the style. Harlow and Julia and their three children—Helen, Bruce, and Margaret—lived there until 1906.
Subsequent owners included Edwin Hopton, who purchased the property in 1912 and died in the house in 1931. The last occupant, Elizabeth Hopton, died in 1942, after which the building deteriorated through various uses including as a boarding house, office space, and printing shop. Restoration work began in 2002, and the Bundy Museum of History and Art opened in 2004. The National Register of Historic Places listing followed in May 2011.
Sources
Paranormal investigators from Phantom Visions Paranormal, who have held monthly public investigations at the Bundy House since at least 2021, report contact with two identifiable presences.
Julia Bundy—wife of Harlow, who co-funded the construction of the 1892 residence and lived there until 1906—is described by investigators as the more active presence. The reasoning offered is that Julia's emotional investment in the property was particularly strong, as the construction of the house was substantially her project.
Edwin Hopton, who purchased the house in 1912 and died in it in 1931, is associated with a sighting in a second-story window. A cleaner who works in the building has reported that her dog consistently stops in front of the house and barks at that window; she observed a figure in it wearing a mustache and a top hat consistent with period menswear of the 1910s–1930s.
No specific EVP recordings or photographic evidence have been published to open sources. The Empirical Paranormal group (a TAPS affiliate) also conducts fall investigations at the house for groups of up to 15 participants.
Notable Entities
Monthly ghost tours led by Phantom Visions Paranormal on the third Friday of each month at 8pm. Investigators use standard paranormal equipment to attempt contact with reported spirits and share findings with participants. Tours last approximately two hours. Reservations required through Phantom Visions Paranormal.
Regular museum hours Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–5pm. Exhibits cover the Bundy clock manufacturing company, its connection to IBM, the Rod Serling Archive, and the Southern Tier Broadcasters Hall of Fame, all housed in the restored 1892 Queen Anne residence.
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