The rocking chairs Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Kami Jones told The Griffon News in 2025 that the third-floor rocking chairs are sometimes turned the other way in the morning, and that the tunnels beneath are "extremely creepy." Source: The Griffon News, 2025.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
State Lunatic Asylum No. 2 opened on November 9, 1874, with 25 patients (Asylum Projects); St. Joseph Museums gives 250, and the state mental health department gives 275 original beds. In 1968 employee George Glore built replicas of early treatment devices for an open house, which grew into the museum (St. Joseph Museums).
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 St. Joseph Museums lists the museum as open to visitors (St. Joseph Museums) and rents it after hours for paranormal investigations (St. Joseph Museums). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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