The Ghosts of Lilian Place, Part One | Guest John Dillard
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🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Locals speak of Lucy, a woman in white who drifts silently through the halls. Children’s laughter echoes when no children are present. Doors open on their own. Lights turn on without reason. And in one bedroom, visitors have reported seeing a man resembling writer Stephen Crane, who once recovered there after a near-fatal shipwreck—perhaps he left more behind than just a story. Is Lilian Place a historic treasure, or a gathering place for the dead? Join us as we uncover the eerie past—and restless present—of Daytona’s most infamous haunted home.
Today on the Grave Talks, The Ghosts of Lilian Place, a conversation with John Dillard, president of the Heritage Preservation Trust.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Grave Talks, the Ghosts of Lillian Place, a conversation with John Dillard. |
| 0:12.8 | Step into the shadows of Lillian Place, the oldest and most haunted house in Daytona Beach. |
| 0:20.3 | Built in 1884, this Victorian landmark is more than just a |
| 0:24.5 | museum. It's a dwelling for the dead. Behind its creaking doors and flickering lights or |
| 0:30.5 | whispers of tragedy, mystery, and spirits that refuse to move on. Locals speak of Lucy, a woman in white, who drifts silently through the halls. |
| 0:41.2 | Children's laughter echoes where no children are present, doors open on their own, |
| 0:46.0 | lights flicker on without reason, and in one bedroom, visitors have reported seeing a man |
| 0:51.9 | resembling writer Stephen Crane, who once recovered there after a near fatal shipwreck. |
| 0:57.8 | Perhaps he left more behind than just a story. |
| 1:01.6 | Is it Lily in place a historic treasure, or is it a gathering place for the dead? |
| 1:07.7 | Join us as we uncover the eerie past and restless present of Daytona's most infamous haunted home. |
| 1:15.4 | Today on the Grave Talks, the Ghosts of Lillian Place, a conversation with John Dillard, president of the Heritage Preservation Trust. |
| 1:28.0 | Well, John, thank you very much for taking the time on a Saturday afternoon to join me and |
| 1:33.4 | talk about the Heritage Preservation Trust there in Daytona Beach, Florida. |
| 1:38.6 | Yes, and actually, we're just a little bit north in a little town of Ormond Beach, |
| 1:42.4 | which is about 10 miles north of the property, |
| 1:44.9 | but we're in this general vicinity of Daytona. |
| 1:47.9 | So now with Heritage Preservation Trust, you have two locations there in Daytona. |
| 1:53.7 | One is Lillian Place and one is Hatchkiss House? |
| 1:57.8 | That's correct. |
| 1:59.3 | I'm looking at photos of them and they look basically like mansions. |
| 2:02.6 | They look like very large, beautiful, older homes. |
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