Old Matson House
Old Matson House is a house at Des Moines, Kansas that appears in the American newspaper record as a reportedly haunted place. The listing rests on a single 1897 column; the building's own history, address and survival are not yet confirmed.
What awaits
Legend. The Topeka State Journal recounted an older story in 1897 that residents at Des Moines told of a haunting at Old Matson House. The Haunted Guide records the newspaper’s account, not the haunting: nothing in it was ever established as fact.
Sources: The Topeka State Journal, 1897-06-28, p. 8.
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