{"id":2752,"date":"2016-04-11T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2016-03-23T11:11:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:11:56","slug":"haunted-mardi-gras-mansion-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2752","title":{"rendered":"Haunted Mardi Gras Mansion For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Or,\u00a0Care To Own A New Orleans Mansion Complete With Ghost?<\/h5>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/lifestyle\/real-estate\/2016\/02\/08\/mardi-gras-landmark-haunted-new-orleans-mansion-for-sale\/mMV8bCI9VT0bV4HH4BISyL\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to see the original article or scroll down to read the whole story.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mardi Gras Landmark and Haunted New Orleans Mansion For Sale<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Written by\u00a0Eileen McEleney Woods in Feb. 2016<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2753\" src=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Haunted-Mardi-Gras-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Haunted Mardi Gras\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Haunted-Mardi-Gras-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Haunted-Mardi-Gras-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Haunted-Mardi-Gras-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Haunted-Mardi-Gras.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the snow piles up, a weary New Englander\u2019s mind can\u2019t help but turn wistfully to New Orleans and the kickoff of Mardi Gras. Now you can own a piece of the grandeur amid the fanfare in New Orleans\u2019 Garden District.<\/p>\n<p>Magnolia Mansion, a purportedly haunted bed and breakfast, is on the market at a reduced price, $4.9 million, Top Ten Real Estate Deals reports. Businessman Alexander Harris commissioned the home for his young bride, Elizabeth \u201cLizzie\u201d Johnson Thompson. The property is a popular site for weddings and features themed guest rooms that range from the elegant to the fun \u2014 Lafitte\u2019s Hideaway, Bordello Moulin Rouge, Vampire Lover\u2019s Lair, and Gone With the Wind, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Folks flock to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, but this home has other draws. It\u2019s one of the most photographed homes in the city, and in 2011, USAToday.com named it one of the \u201c10 Great Places to Sleep with a Ghost.\u201d Guests have reported encounters in which friendly spirits tucked them in at night and played with their phones and their shoes, according to various news accounts.<\/p>\n<p>For some folks around here, another winter of shoveling is scarier.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Ghosts, Hauntings, &amp; Cheap Books: Sign Up For My Monthly <a title=\"Newsletter Sign Up\" href=\"http:\/\/annaabner.us7.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=6dd07ad403e6fc06fc2f8db7d&amp;id=f3de6d652f\" target=\"_blank\">Newsletter<\/a> Today.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Enjoy this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Free-Red-Plague-Sneak-Peek-PDF.pdf\">Free Red Plague Sneak Peek PDF<\/a>\u00a0full of excerpts and extras!<\/h5>\n<p>&lt;3 Anna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or,\u00a0Care To Own A New Orleans Mansion Complete With Ghost? 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