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Riddle House

by Dan Vo

History of The Riddle House

The Gatekeeper's Cottage, which is now called Riddle House, was built in 1905 using leftover wood, located in West Palm Beach. The house was reported for many occasions, and is said to be haunted.

Back story

In 1920, a groundskeeper's home of a cemetery a man named Karl Riddle was offered the Gatekeeper's Cottage for being the city manager. Then the Riddle family moved out of the house and the Palm Beach Atlantic College used the house as a girls dormitory. 1980, the building was scheduled to be demolished but Karl Riddle's nephew, John Riddle sent the house to Yesteryear Village for preservation. During the reparation of the house, there were numerous reports of ghost attacks and spotting of ghosts.

Ghosts

The Ghosts

Buck - A big man who used to work at the cemetery, was killed after an argument got out of control. People have reported that they've seen Buck wander around the porch of the cottage which was where he would eat his meals.

Joseph - The most popular story of the Riddle House, a man named Joseph worked for Karl Riddle and encountered financial issues which was bad to the point where he committed suicide by hanging himself in the attic.

Location

You can find the haunted cottage in Yesteryear Village which is in West Palm Beach. Yesteryear Village is an attraction that shares the stories of others since 1940.

Fun Facts

- A maintenance worker was attacked while cleaning the house and refuses to clean the house again.

- Featured in an episode of Ghost Adventures

- At one point, reconstruction had to stop for six months due to the workers being shaken up by what they had experienced inside.

Bibliography

http://www.southfloridaweekend.com/an-angry-female-spirit-is-said-to-haunt-this-house-in-west-palm-beach/

https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/1407-haunted-florida-riddle-house

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/riddle-houses-haunted-history

https://londonist.com/london/features/hammersmith-ghost-story-murder

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