Comments on: Phelps Mansion, Stratford

By: crawlingsurface

crawlingsurface — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:59:01 +0000

I am 37 yo. and spent my entire life in Stratford, CT. I grew up very close to the Phelps Mansion as did all of my friends and most of my family. When we were kids (12-15 yo.) we used to break into Old Shakespeare Theater on ELm St. and Drink Whiskey that we used to steal from our parents, or from houses that we used to break into on Elm St. We (myself and another individual at the age of 13) even broke into the old Phelps Mansion on a dare. It was all good and fun at the time. I haven’t been back to Stratford in some years.
You can also go to the old Graveyard behind Sterling House on Main ST. in the center of town (Stratford Library) Goody Bassett (hanged for supposed witchcraft) is buried here. We used to frequent her grave before we ever started getting wasted and reeking havoc on Elm St. They say that her finger nail imprints scrape along the stone that lies over her resting place. I forget exactly how this was supposed to happen, as she was hanged in the center of town (why do you think that big flag poll sits in the center of town, many were hanged here).dead before she was buried. It was all good and fun and it literally scared the hell out of a lot of us kids. Elm St. was great as a kid. We could reek havoc and there’s no way that we’d ever get caught. So many places to run and hide. Even the police couldn’t catch us, too many open back yards to run through. Ah the good old days.

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Theism and horror movies. - Christian Forums — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:39:48 +0000

[...] ghost stories is the haunting of the Phelps Mansion in Connecticut ( summary can be found HERE, but it's not as good as what Citro writes in the book "Passing Strange"). Truly creepy, [...]

By: Steve(damnedct.com

Steve(damnedct.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:22:52 +0000

That’s very weird Jose, thanks for sharing and let us know if anything else comes from this.

By: jm

jm — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:44:35 +0000

To whom it may concern:

Two nights ago, I had a dream, just indicating me a few words “Phelp Mother´s Mansion”. I just searched on the web and got here. I am once more surprised by the power of dreams. I am not yet sure if there is any special reason I connect to you guys, but it feels movielike situation.

I live in Chile and had no idea whatsoever about this story. Years ago, I had lived in NYC and once travelled to Connecticut, but I am not capable of telling where I went cause friends drove me there.

all the best,
José Miguel

By: Dave Tottenham

Dave Tottenham — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:15:57 +0000

PS Lived on Elm St. in Shelton also! Have land near Kezar Lake in Maine and Stephen King has a place there! He also lived for a while in Staford Ct. and mention the great theatre on Paradise Green!

By: Dave Tottenham

Dave Tottenham — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:09:03 +0000

Really enjoy your stories on Ct. having grown up in Shelton. Seems your stories of hauntings follow me around! Back in the early 70′s my three sisters and a friend and myself, went to see the Warrens at the University of Bridgeport! It was a moonlit fall night and they mentioned the Phelps mansion! So being interested in this I talked all the girls into going to see it on our way home! The long way home! We got there at about 10 after having a few beers and whatever we were partaking in the 60′s and 70′s Ha! Anyways , the bulldozers where in the front yard! The Historic Society stopped them for the moment!We went in and frose! Seeing our shadows on a far wall! We all laughed, then I said lets go up stairs! We all proceeded like the five stooges! At the top of the stairs , we saw our shadows again! Everyone screemed! Then Laughed again! Then across our shadows another appeared ! The girls were out of the house , before I could draw a breath! Two guys that had the same Idea that we had , feell backwards down the front steps as the girls left screaming!True Story PS The Warrens told of the Family going into the kitchen and knives and forks being stuck in the walls!Dave Tottenham

By: John Benvenuto

John Benvenuto — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:29:08 +0000

my condo is just two streets down and I have heard a few things going on inside

By: raven

raven — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:30:51 +0000

i live a few houses down from the mansion. i never knew the story behind it though. would anyone care to tell me the story of Shakespeare theatre

By: Larry Phelps

Larry Phelps — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:55:10 +0000

I’ve been to Pettibone Tavern in Simsbury and know about the ghost there. This Phelps mansion story is very interesting!!

By: Adriana

Adriana — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:54 +0000

I’ve lived in Stratford for ten years, and I’ve always loved hearing about the history of the town. I’ve done research myself on the Phelp’s Mansion at the library and the whole story is just very interesting. I’ve walked down Elm Street passed the Shakespeare Theatre/Festival Theatre (Also rumored to be somewhat haunted) and it’s all just housing complexes and big beautiful homes. Stratford has so much history and the legend of Phelp’s Mansion is just one of them!

Thank you for posting this I really like it!