Rev. Phelps’ Haunted Mansion

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 339 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a nightmare on Elm Street in Stratford, Connecticut, where in 1850 Rev. Phelps and his family were plagued by poltergeist and haunting activity so profound it made all the newspapers. Though the mansion was torn down in the 1970s, the story lingers.

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0:00.0	Oh, all right, wait, what road are we on? This is Route 130 in Stratford, Connecticut,
0:09.0	or at least according to the GPS.
0:11.0	Right, right, okay. Okay, so it looks like we're going to make this next left up there yep yep that's it
0:16.9	okay we're turning on to Elm Street right we're heading up here just a little ways, less than a quarter of a mile.
0:23.0	This is a pretty tree-lined street where stones throw away from the Hussatonic River
0:28.7	spills into the Long Island Sound. There's some nice houses here.
0:33.0	Wands are well kept. I mean it looks like a really nice neighborhood.
0:36.4	Yeah, no doubt it is.
0:37.6	Okay, hey, our destination is coming up, but I don't really see a place to pull over.
0:42.2	Well, we can park across the street in that cul-de-sac.
0:44.8	Yeah, perfect. Okay, right over there is what we're looking for.
0:57.0	Which house?
0:59.0	That's the thing.
1:00.0	The house we're looking for isn't here anymore. But that's where it was. The Phelps Mansion
1:05.0	Mansion, a home so profoundly haunted, it made the news.
1:09.0	Hey there, I'm Jeff Belanger.
1:14.5	And I'm Ray Oje.
1:15.3	Welcome to episode 339 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:19.4	Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.
1:23.6	We're always on the hunt for ghosts monsters, aliens, roadside oddities, and all the other wicked
1:28.7	strange things that make New England like no other place.
1:31.8	If you've got a story lead for us, please reach out to us
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