Haunting lore at The Octagon (Octagon House)

The Octagon (Octagon House) at 1799 New York Avenue NW is a historic early-19th-century house turned museum that is frequently included on Washington ghost tours and in local accounts of hauntings. Staff and visitors have reported unexplained noises and sensations in anecdotes published in local media and tour literature. These stories form part of the building's folkloric history and are presented as anecdotal and debated.