Case: GG-2026-013
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: C
Location: Salem, Massachusetts
The Joshua Ward House is among Salem’s best-known haunted-house legends. Built in the 1780s for merchant Joshua Ward on ground once tied to Witch Trials sheriff George Corwin, the mansion is linked in lore to apparitions, shadow figures, phantom voices, and stories involving both Corwin and George Washington. The building’s history and Corwin/Washington connections are well documented; the reported hauntings remain unverified.
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