Andrew Jackson Hotel
The Andrew Jackson Hotel is located on Royal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. There have been several ghosts experienced here from different time periods. These spirits now are found in the structures that replaced the buildings that once stood when these ghosts were alive. They have been seen walking through walls, completely ignoring their new surroundings. In the year 1794, a boys boarding school stood where the hotel currently is. A hurricane hit the area and a fire then consequently broke out. The flames were so strong that five boys in the school were tragically killed.
The ghosts of these young boys are seen playing in the courtyard and walking among the halls of the hotel. Guests who have stayed at the hotel reported hearing the sound of children at play and falling down on the floor. In contrast to this, there have also been horribly loud screams heard as well, most likely a replay of the tragic fire that took place. The school was then replaced by a courthouse. The most famous of all the people to appear in this court was none other than General Andrew Jackson. He saved New Orleans from the British invasion during the War of 1812, and he was then charged with obstruction of justice.
There is a nameless ghost who is seen as a sad individual, standing in the corner of the courtyard with his head down. His hands appear to be behind his back and this person was most likely hung here due to being guilty of a capital crime. The courthouse was taken down in the 1840s and the current building that stands was put in its place. There is the presence of a female spirit in some of the rooms in the hotel. She was most likely a housekeeper because she shows interest in the management of the hotel, and items that are not put out appropriately are changed accordingly.
(Source: Dwyer, Jeff. Ghost Hunter’s Guide to New Orleans. 2007.)
