8 of the most haunted places in Birmingham

Did you know The Magic City is a haunted hot spot?

We’ve explored eight spooky spots in Birmingham, so keep reading to learn all about them!

1. The Tutwiler Hotel

The Tutwiler Hotel is said to be haunted by a mischievous spirit who likes to turn on lights inside the building.

Some have suggested that the ghost belongs to Colonel Tutwiler himself, but the ghost may belong to a former resident of the old Ridgeley apartments who lived there before they were renovated to become the new Tutwiler in the mid-1980s.

2. Sloss Furnaces

In 1880, Coronel James Sloss, one of the founders of Birmingham, decided to build furnaces to create train tracks for the city.

During the first year of operation, the furnaces produced 24,000 tons of iron.

In 1927, a second Sloss Furnaces was built with 48 tiny houses to house Black employees. These employees were former slaves who needed work.

In 1887, a foundry worker named Theophilus Jowers lost his balance and fell into the molten-hot iron while working at the edge of the furnace. Today, he is said to haunt the grounds of Sloss.

It is also said at night that this national landmark still echoes with noises from its frightening past.

3. Linn-Henley Research Library

The ghost of Fant Thornley, a former director of the Birmingham Public Library, is said to haunt the Linn-Henley Research Library in downtown Birmingham.

There have been numerous accounts of mysterious sounds on the staircases, doors opening by themselves and the smell of Thornley’s favorite cigarettes.

4. Mortimer Jordan Residence

Built between 1906 and 1908 and designed by William Weston, this two-story Greek Revival mansion is said to be inhabited by a ghostly figure.

The home was originally owned by Mortimer Jordan III, a local physician and officer in the American Expeditionary Force in France in World War One.

During the Second Battle of the Marne, he was wounded by an enemy artillery shell and died in an army hospital.

5. Oak Hill Cemetery

In 1872, Edward Erswell arrived to the recently-established city of Birmingham.

During the Birmingham Cholera Epidemic of 1873, Erswell became a coffin maker. After he passed in 1910, he was buried in the Erswell Vault at Oak Hill Cemetery.

The cemetery, started in 1869, boasts dignitaries and politicians alike.

6. Redmont Hotel

The Redmont Hotel opened in 1925 and is Alabama’s oldest hotel.

Guests and workers have reportedly seen the ghost of Clifford Stiles, a former owner of the hotel—complete with flickering lights, slamming doors and moving furniture.

7. Alabama Theater

According to multiple accounts, the Alabama Theatre is one of Birmingham’s most haunted places.

One of the ghosts is believed to be Stanleigh Malotte, a previous organist at the Alabama Theatre, who served from 1936 to 1955.

Guests and employees have reported locked doors, open windows slamming shut and the sound of footsteps coming from empty areas.

8. Homewood Library

The Homewood Public Library staff has always believed the library is haunted.

Before Homewood Public Library was on Oxmoor Road, it was Homewood Church of Christ. That was until it was bought by the city of Homewood as the city’s new library in 1984.

Since it opened in 1986, librarians and guests have reported hearing women’s voices, books flying off the shelves and doors slamming shut.

Want to learn about more ghostly spots in Alabama? Check out 12 haunted spots in Alabama that will get you into the spooky spirit.

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