About This Location
Completed in 1840 and one of the best-preserved Greek Revival capitols in America, this building housed all three branches of state government and witnessed the 1861 Secession Convention that brought North Carolina into the Civil War.
The Ghost Story
Night watchman Newall Jackson reported 15 years of paranormal activity starting in the 1920s: books hitting floors, doors slamming, breaking glass, keys jingling, and the elevator moving by itself. In 1996, a woman working late witnessed five men in 1800s clothing arguing about the Civil War - when she made a noise, all five turned to face her, three with their heads twisted 180 degrees. Governor Zebulon Vance's cigar smoke is still detected, and his shadow haunts his former office. The third-floor library induces cold sweats and sobbing has been recorded.
