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The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

The Many Ghosts of the Bell Mansion, Part One | Guest Lindsay Crouch

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

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🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In 1893, construction began on Robert and Clara Bell’s Romanesque-style mansion in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Robert was a state senator, investor, and a prominent lawyer. Clara loved the arts and co-founded the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

The Bells sold the home to William K. Nobel, whose family lived there for 22 years – then the house was sold and became a funeral home. It served the Fort Wayne area as the Klaehn Funeral Home for 93 years. And in that span of time, it’s believed that between 300 and 500 thousand bodies went through its doors. And many of them still haunt the halls to this day. They’re in good company. It’s believed that Robert and Clara also are still in the home.

Today on the Grave Talks, The Many Ghosts of The Bell Mansion with event coordinator, Lindsay Crouch.

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Today on The Grave Talks, a conversation about the Bell Manchin.

0:12.0

In 1893, construction began on Robert and Clara Bell's Romanesque style mansion in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

0:20.0

Robert was a state senator, an investor, and a prominent lawyer.

0:25.0

Clara loved the arts and was the co-founder of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

0:31.0

The Bells ended up selling the home to William K. Noble, whose family lived there for 22 years,

0:38.0

and then the home was sold and became a funeral home.

0:43.0

It served the Fort Wayne area as the Clon Funeral Home for 93 years, and in that span of time,

0:52.0

it said that between 300 and 500,000 bodies went through its doors.

1:01.0

It's also said that many of them still haunt the halls today,

1:05.0

but they're in good company because it's believed that Robert and Clara are still in the home as well.

1:14.0

Today on The Grave Talks, the Bell Manchin, with the event coordinator, Lindsey Crouch.

1:22.0

So, Lindsey, I want to start talking about the Bell Manchin with a history of the Bell Manchin.

1:39.0

I think so often when we start there, it helps explain the paranormal things that occur.

1:47.0

First off, I want to start by just the looks of the building.

1:50.0

It's incredible.

1:52.0

And it looks like it's a limestone, which they say the whole exterior is Indiana limestone.

1:59.0

And they do say that limestone is kind of a conduit for paranormal activity.

2:05.0

You know, the exterior of the building, being all of Indiana limestone,

2:10.0

it's a Romanesque architecture, so it has all of these faces and gargoyles,

2:18.0

and just all of these intricate carvings throughout the exterior of the building.

2:22.0

And it is just beautiful.

2:24.0

I mean, even now, every time I go, and I'm just kind of outside looking up at it,

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