Ashmore Estates
has long been known as a haunted building. The building was for 20 years off-limits to the general public.
Nestled in the
small town of Ashmore in Central
Illinois, Ashmore Estates has been
seemingly abandoned for years. The Almshouse shares tales
of their former residents who refuse to leave, keeping a watchful
eye over the owners and tracking
those who dare to venture in!
This
3 floor massive building built in 1916 was established on
the County Poor Farm, to help those who had little or nothing.
Pictures from the cemetery are available
here. Poor farm
residents resided there until 1956 when the building was turned into a house for
the mentally disabled.
When it finally closed its doors for
good in 1987,
some restless spirits
chose to stay behind forever calling the
estates their home. These apparitions have been seen walking
through the building and captured on tape…allowing a chosen few a
glimpse into their past!!! As you open your ears and listen…..these
walls can talk!
Many have visited the site illegally and experienced the haunt first
hand. Now you can experience this 'massively haunted' site for
your self. The new owners have made the site available in many
ways. There are public overnight in the building. Enjoy
the opportunity to spend the night in the Haunted
Ashmore Estates. The event is called Night of Insanity.
During October the estates is turned into a haunted
entertainment event. This years theme is
"Ashmore
Estates Institute Of Undead (AEIOU)". We
also offer Flashlight TOURS year round.
Check out our new calendar of events here. Come and see us!
Paranormal Investigations: During the last five years Ashmore Estates underwent
36
paranormal investigations. The most famous groups to do investigations in the building in this time period
were The Ghost Adventurers from the
Travel Channel, The Booth Brothers
from the SyFy Channel and
Haunted Times Magazine
- paranormal investigator "Christopher Moon"
We do offer overnights. Our rates and specifics are below:
Standard rates for paranormal groups up to
4 hours (plus set-up time) are $50 per person. $250 minimum.
Overnight - The standard of a minimum
of 10 persons paid is required to do an overnight in Ashmore Estates. 12 hour rates are $70 per person - this requires
payment for 10 persons. Investigators can sleep in the building if
desired (bring sleeping bag and air mattress or foam pad - the building
has concrete floors on all three levels. If you desire to do an
overnight but do not have the required 10 persons please call
217-512-9499 to see if you can get an exception for your group.
To get exclusive* use of the building - minimum payment for 10
persons is required.
There are no refunds on events that have
been scheduled. If you need to you may change the date of your
event to an open date.
*Otherwise we may have others accessing the building for tours or other
events during the same time period. We offer tours daily and have them
whenever the tour group wants to schedule.
questions:
spookmeister@ashmoreestates.net
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