The Allen House is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in the United States by many.
The Allen House is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in the United States by many.

The Allen House in Monticello - Haunted House

By: Kim Williams

NOTE: The Allen House is no longer open for tours.

 

Located in Monticello, in Arkansas’ Lower Delta, is the Allen House. It’s a beautiful home with a creepy past…and some say…a haunted present.

Decide for yourself if the Allen House is haunted.

The story centers around the Allen family, especially the daughter Ladell. On Christmas 1948, it’s said Ladell consumed cyanide, dying eight days later. The room where Ladell died was sealed off by her mother and was not opened again for nearly four decades. When it was opened, the then owners found cyanide bottle on a closet shelf. Current owners, Mark and Rebecca Spencer, would find 90 letters pertaining to a secret relationship that lead Ladell to consume the poison, along with a bottle of rum.

Tours of the Allen House start at 6 p.m. on October 30 and 31.

A few years after the remaining family passed away, the Allen House was divided into apartments. Not long afterwards, the stories of paranormal activity begin, many people claiming to see a woman standing in the window of what would have been Ladell’s closed-off bedroom.

So, is the Allen House haunted? We may never know!

Check out the Allen House website at allenhousemonticello.com. And to learn more about historic haunted houses in Arkansas, check out this video from our sister agency, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.