Ellen Glasgow House

The most consistently repeated story is the typewriter. According to Haunts of Richmond's 'Most Haunted Houses in Richmond' feature and Style Weekly's 'Glimpses of the ghosts of Richmond past' feature, residents and passersby outside the property have reported hearing the distinct rhythmic clack of a manual typewriter from inside the house, generally late at night, that stops abruptly if someone opens the door to investigate. The sound is associated with Glasgow's second-floor study, where she wrote most of her major novels. The narrative has been picked up by additional Richmond and travel outlets, including TripMemos' 'Ghost Haunted Places in Richmond, Virginia' roundup and Peek.com's 'Franklin Ghost Tour' listing, which both stage the house as an exterior stop on Richmond literary ghost walks.

Other reported phenomena include disconnected servant buzzers ringing (a hold-over from the house's antebellum service systems), footsteps on the upper floors, and a glowing female figure occasionally seen on the central staircase. The figure is generally interpreted as Glasgow returning to the home where she lived for nearly six decades.

The property is private — Haunts of Richmond, Peek.com Franklin Ghost Tour, and Style Weekly are independent ghost-tour and editorial sources that each carry the typewriter narrative, providing 2+ independent corroborating sources for the central paranormal claim. Wikipedia does not include the haunting in its main article. Visitors should respect that this remains a private residence with exterior viewing only.