About This Location
Built in 1916 by Robert Patterson Lamont on West Bay Lake, this once-elegant summer home became one of America's most famous haunted houses before burning down in 1988 after a lightning strike.
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The Ghost Story
Raymond Bober claimed the mansion was haunted by 18th-century explorer Jonathan Carver, writing the 1979 book The Carver Effect about his experiences. Rooms reportedly changed shape and dimensions at will. A 1980 Life magazine feature spread the supernatural tales nationally. Though previous residents denied hauntings, the legends grew until lightning destroyed the abandoned mansion on June 19, 1988. Only ruins remain on private property.