7. The Ghost of Jones is said to haunt the property
As visitors traverse through the precarious ruins, creaks and falling objects remind them of the Ghost of Jones who allegedly haunts the property. There is no evidence that the ghost of Elizabeth Schermerhorn Jones haunts the property, but some say no one succeeds in repairing the property because her ghost prevents them from doing so.
Theodore Finck died on property before he passed the mansion to his daughter. Wharton’s writing boasts the intimidating exterior of Wyncliffe Mansion and mysterious winds seem to echo the calls of those who have passed away in the mansion. Nevertheless, many brave the trek to Rhinbeck, New York where they can see the allegedly haunted home.
