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St. Louis holds three of Missouri's ten most haunted places

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, three St. Louis places, including Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast and Powell Hall, rank among Missouri's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 147 Missouri sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast ranks #6. Financier Edward S. Rowse built the 26-room mansion in 1893 as a retirement home, but according to Ladue News, he died of a painful illness in the master bedroom soon after moving in. Three separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 1970. Guests and the innkeeper describe footsteps and whispered voices, and children's laughter with no documented child death there.

Powell Hall ranks #8. The St. Louis Symphony Society bought the 1925 movie palace in 1966, reopening it in 1968 as Powell Symphony Hall, renamed for Walter S. Powell. Three separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 2001. Staff and patrons describe "George," a figure in a white tuxedo in the lobby, and a female spirit near the old projection room. The orchestra does not promote the lore.

Also in the top ten: the Lemp Mansion (#2).

Statewide, Epperson House in Kansas City ranks #1.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast, 10 Benton Place, St. Louis, is a bed and breakfast; check-in and check-out times are set by the innkeeper.Powell Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, hosts St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performances open to ticket holders.Lemp Mansion, 3322 DeMenil Pl., St. Louis, is a restaurant and inn with a paranormal-hunt experience offered every Thursday in October.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/missouri/The fact sheet, with St. Louis numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/missouri/Photo: Lemp Mansion, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: lehmannhouse.com and slso.org (Powell Hall)A short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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SHORT VERSION

St. Louis holds three of Missouri's ten most haunted places

St. Louis places, including Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast and Powell Hall, rank among Missouri's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. Guests and the innkeeper at Lehmann House Bed and Breakfast, the 1893 Romanesque Revival mansion, describe footsteps and whispered voices attributed to original owner Edward S. Rowse. At Powell Hall, the 1925 movie palace now home to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, staff and patrons describe a lobby figure known as George. The Lemp Mansion, the state's most famous haunted site, also ranks in the top ten.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/missouri/