Dexter House, RISD

Name: Dexter House, RISD
Address: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Other · local-legend

The Story

The student tradition describes friendly apparitions wandering Dexter House. Retellings explain the ghosts by claiming the building was once a morgue; that historical explanation remains unverified.

The Hauntings

The student tradition describes friendly apparitions wandering Dexter House. Retellings explain the ghosts by claiming the building was once a morgue; that historical explanation remains unverified.

A sense of place.

PHASM — original nonphotographic atlas illustration. · PHASM original illustration · Image source

Visitor Experiences

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Sources & further reading.

Dexter House, RISD — access / current status evidence (visiting)
Rhode Island School of Design — Dexter House account (reports)

Plan Your Visit

Occupied student residence. Do not confuse it with other Providence houses named Dexter.

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