Historic Baker Mansion Ghost Hunt, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Investigate the infamous Baker Mansion after dark with Haunted Rooms America. Moving objects, phantom footsteps, and rooms where the Baker family never truly left—are you ready to step inside?
Event Time: 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM ET
Tickets are extremely limited!
18 & over only, or from 16 with a responsible adult.
Historic Baker Mansion Ghost Hunt
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Join Haunted Rooms America for an after-hours paranormal investigation inside Baker Mansion, a Greek Revival mansion built in the 1840s and looming over Altoona like it never learned how to let go.
The house has been a museum for more than a century.
But the stories tied to it never stopped.
The Baker family built this place.
They lived here.
They died here.
And the house remembers.
The Investigation Experience
This is not a tour.
This is not a haunted attraction.
This is a late-night paranormal investigation, conducted after the building closes and the public leaves. From 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM, Baker Mansion belongs to you.
You’ll investigate alongside experienced Haunted Rooms America team members using professional paranormal equipment. Structured vigils will take place in rooms tied to reported activity, followed by free investigation time as the mansion settles into silence.
This is when footsteps are heard.
This is when rooms grow cold.
This is when the building starts to respond.
History of Baker Mansion
Elias Baker, an ironmaster from Lancaster County, purchased the nearby Alleghany Furnace in 1836 and commissioned Baltimore architect Robert Cary Long Jr. to design a home that reflected his wealth. Construction began in 1844 and took five years. The result was a three-story stone mansion fronted by six Ionic columns, built at a cost of $15,000.
Life inside the house was marked by success—and loss.
In 1839, the Baker family lost their youngest daughter, Margaretta, to diphtheria at just two years old. In 1852, their son David Woods Baker was killed in a steamboat boiler explosion just two weeks after the birth of his own child.
Elias Baker died in the house in 1864. His wife, Hetty, remained there for decades. Their remaining children, Sylvester and Anna, never married. They lived their entire lives within these walls. Sylvester died in 1907, in the single parlor on the first floor. Anna died in 1914.
After her death, Baker Mansion was closed.
For eight years, it sat empty.
When the Blair County Historical Society reopened it as a museum in 1922, the building was preserved. The presence, many believe, was not removed.
Reported Paranormal Activity
The Double Parlor
Visitors have reported seeing an impression on the couch in the double parlor—the unmistakable outline of a body, as though someone had just been lying there. When it appears, the temperature drops.
Staff have long attributed the phenomenon to Elias Baker.
The Sound of the Cane
Tour guides have repeatedly reported the sound of a cane tapping across the mansion’s floors. The sound moves through hallways and rooms. No one ever sees who—or what—is making it.
The Single Parlor
Sylvester Baker died in this room in 1907.
Investigators continue to focus on the space where his life ended.
Anna Baker’s Bedroom
Anna Baker’s bedroom sits on the second floor, directly across from the staircase. Visitors are kept outside by a railing, forced to look in rather than enter.
For years, a wedding dress was displayed in a glass case inside the room. Before it deteriorated and was removed, witnesses reported seeing it move inside the case. Swaying. Turning. As if worn by someone unseen. Shoes and a parasol nearby were also reported to move on their own.
According to long-told accounts, Anna fell in love with a man her father disapproved of. The relationship ended. Anna never married. She lived in this house until the day she died.
The dress she never wore did not stay still.
Shutters, Knocks, and Alarms
Tour guides have returned to find window shutters standing open after being secured for the night. In the 1970s, a woman knocked on the mansion’s door seeking help with car trouble. Someone knocked back from inside. The building was locked and empty.
During the 1970s and 1980s, pressure-sensitive pads installed beneath the carpeting triggered alarms late at night. Police responding to the calls reported their dogs refusing to enter the activated areas.
Electronic Voice Phenomena
Paranormal investigators have captured electronic voice phenomena throughout the mansion—on the second floor, in Elias Baker’s office, and in the single parlor. Voices recorded in rooms believed to be empty.
What’s Included in the Ghost Hunt
Your after-hours investigation includes:
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Exclusive after-hours access to Baker Mansion
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Ghost hunting vigils in areas tied to reported activity
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Structured investigation sessions led by experienced Haunted Rooms America investigators
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Use of professional paranormal equipment, including EMF detectors, EVP recorders, trigger objects, thermal imaging devices, and motion sensors
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Free time to investigate independently
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Snacks and refreshments provided
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Historical background on the Baker family and the mansion
The double parlor.
The single parlor.
Anna Baker’s bedroom.
The hallways where footsteps follow no one.
From 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM, the mansion is quiet.
And quiet is when it’s most active.
Event Details
For just $129 per person, you will enjoy the following:
- A full night of ghost hunting with the Haunted Rooms America team,
- Exclusive access to the most haunted areas of the museum,
- Group vigils and experiments, guided by our experienced team,
- Use of our traditional and state-of-the-art paranormal equipment,
- Free time to investigate at the end of the night,
- Snacks and refreshments provided at intervals throughout the night.
Event Location: 3419 Oak Ln, Altoona, PA 16602
Event Time: 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM ET
Meet up at the location at the earliest 6:30 PM. There is ample parking available at the venue itself.
What to Bring?
Please bring with you a form of photo ID, and a printed off booking confirmation email (or show this on your phone).
We will be providing you with paranormal equipment to use, however, we will need something of value per group to hold onto as collateral (phone, car keys, watch, etc.)
We will be providing snacks and drinks at intervals throughout the night.
Other than that, just yourself and an open mind!
FAQ
What Should I Expect on a Ghost Hunt?
Become a paranormal investigator for the night like the TV stars of Most haunted, ghost adventures or TAPS Ghost hunters.
Use some of the specialized equipment and be guided by experienced paranormal investigators who will share their knowledge, techniques and experiences of hunting for ghosts or spirits.
Feel free to bring along any of your own equipment including but not limited to EVP recorders, flashlights, cameras or video cameras.
Bring extra clothing as in some parts old buildings may get cold but please refrain from wearing clothing that can cause distracting sounds. Many old buildings have a story to tell and we will supply them to you along with of course the ghost stories.
There will be breaks and light refreshments are provided.
We are not out to try and convince the world of the existence of an afterlife. That’s for you to decide.
We can be Sceptical and logical yet open to other beliefs and prayers of protection will be carried out.
We do not perform tricks and will not be running around with sheets on our heads!
You will be with like-minded people looking for the answer “is there really an afterlife”?
However much we try unfortunately we can’t guarantee that members of the spirit world will make their presence known but we can at least guarantee that you will experience a fun and interesting night.
Do I receive an actual ticket?
The event is ticketless. Your proof of booking is your booking confirmation email. You will also receive an email with important information prior to your event, usually the week of.
Is there any age limit of who can attend these events?
The age limit is 18 years and over.
Will there be a Medium at the event?
All events listed on Haunted Rooms are hosted by experienced Hosts and Professional Psychic/Clairvoyant Mediums. However sometimes a Medium(s) may not always be present – but as usual, you will be in very safe hands with our experienced Hosts who have a wealth of knowledge and are fully trained in all aspects of professional public ghost hunting events and experience nights.
Can I sleep at an event?
Unless it is otherwise stated, events don’t include sleepover.
Will I see a Ghost?
Unfortunately, the activity will not just happen on command, however using the various experiments and experienced hosts on the events, everything will be done to offer the best chance of spiritual activity.
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