The Fields-Penn House, at 208 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, was built in 1858 by James Fields as a private residence for he and his family. James was an accomplished mason who constructed at least ten other buildings, but his finest work, some say, is the Washington County Courthouse, which he helped rebuild in 1869. In 1893, George E. Penn, Sr. and his wife Estelle bought the house from the Fields family. In the late 1960s, the town of Abingdon bought the house and turned it into a visitor’s center and museum.
Local legend tells that there are two spirits who haunt this museum. One legend says that when the Fields Family owned it, their dear, elderly “Aunt Jane” died in the house. But after her death, she still would roam the upstairs rooms. Some residence of the town love to tell the tragic story of George and Estelle’s daughter, Leticia, a tragic girl who refused to leave the home, even after her death. She lived in this world sitting in her chair and staring out the window, which her spirit is still believed to do. 1
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