Jack on the third floor Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Visit Saint Paul wrote in 2022 that speakeasy owner Jack Pfeiffer, held in the building in the 1930s, killed himself in his cell, and that "Jack" now goes to weddings and parties there and hangs around the third-floor bathrooms. Source: Visit Saint Paul, 2022.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, the building was completed in 1902 as the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House. Evelyn Frechette, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis and other members of the Barker-Karpis gang were tried there. It is now an arts and culture center on Rice Park (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public Landmark Center lists building hours (Monday–Friday 8 am–5 pm, Saturday 10 am–5 pm, Sunday noon–5 pm) and a seasonal Gangster Ghost Tour on its own site (Landmark Center). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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