Denham-Lacy House - Monticello, FL
N 30° 32.636 W 083° 52.433
17R E 224288 N 3382575
The Denham-Lacy House, also known as the Virginia C. Turnbull House, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1982. It's now used as a Bed and Breakfast, and it's reported to be haunted!
Waymark Code: WMBW8T
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2011
Views: 1
"Listed on The National Historic Register, this thirteen room 138 plus years old early Victorian Mansion was built by a cotton trader who shipped cotton and goods to New York and back."
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"DENHAM-LACY HOUSE 555 Palmer Mill Rd. 1874+. Italianate. 2 stories, frame, octagonal cupola, monumental portico added to west side. One of a few Italianate structures in North Florida. Built for John Denham, Scottish immigrant and cotton merchant. Private."
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"Pat Inman, the innkeeper takes ghostly happenings in stride in this Italianate mansion near the center of Monticello. If you want to take any photos on the second floor or up in the cupola take them quickly - batteries get drained at an alarming rate. Several times a month the alarm clocks in every guest room will go off at the same time in the middle of the day and the lights in the rooms may turn on and off by themselves while guests are in them. Many guests have reported feelings of not being alone. Apparitions of a man in period dress has been seen in the upstairs hallway outside the guest rooms, and one guest saw the spirit of a man in their room."
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A brochure available at the Monticello/Jefferson Chamber of Commerce titled "Historic Monticello" reads: "John Denham-Lacy House (1872); Italianate style; John Denham's factorage handled cotton, purchased supplies and provided crop-cycle credit services for plantation families."