"Where's Rose going?" Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Communications director Rose Speirs told 605 Magazine in 2018 that while leading a tour she heard an older woman ask where she was going, and that everyone on the tour heard it. She said investigators recorded someone yelling "fire," child-sized shadows, footsteps and cigar smells. Source: 605 Magazine, 2018.
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Real history
Harris and Anna Franklin built the house in 1892. Anna died in 1903, and W.E. Adams bought it in 1920 and died there in 1934 after a stroke (605 Magazine, 2018).
Ghost stories
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October investigations Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Deadwood History announced public paranormal investigations of the house with Black Hills Paranormal Investigations. Source: Deadwood History.
Deadwood History announced public paranormal investigations of the house with Black Hills Paranormal Investigations. Source: Deadwood History.
Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public Deadwood History lists seasonal hours: daily May through September, Tuesday to Saturday in April and October, and closed November to March except for Christmas tours (Deadwood History). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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