Haunted Hotels in Providence, Rhode Island

Graduate Providence

11 Dorrance St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

The Graduate Providence, formerly The Biltmore, carries a sinister reputation rooted in its 1918 construction allegedly financed by a Satanist, Johan Leisse Weisskopf, with rumored intentions of it being a site for dark rituals. This eerie foundation is compounded by its history during Prohibition as a decadent hub known for illicit activities, including mob ties and unsolved disappearances; stories persist of ghostly parties heard after hours. One of the most prominent ghostly legends is tied to Black Tuesday in 1929. A distraught stockbroker, ruined by the market crash, reportedly leaped to his death from a 14th-floor room. Guests have chillingly reported witnessing a fleeting figure falling past their windows, particularly on lower floors below the 14th, only to find no evidence upon inspection. Other reported phenomena include unexplained door slamming, ghostly apparitions in hallways, and spectral sounds of revelry echoing from a bygone era.