| A relaxing escape to the gracious past! |
| Carthage, Missouri |
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Indicative of many of the homes in Carthage, the Grand Avenue Bed and
Breakfast is a late-Victorian mansion. The land was acquired in 1893 and
the house built sometime after that for $6,000 by S. H. Houser. Shortly
after completion Houser declared bankruptcy and the home was purchased
by Albert and Belle Carmean. Albert, a mine owner, circuit court clerk,
hardware store owner, and bank chairman, passed away on July 12, 1933
after a two month illness. He was survived by Carl, his son, and Belle, his
wife. His funeral service was held two days later within the house.
Legend holds that Albert Carmean still resides at Grand Avenue. On
weekends in the fall his trademark cigar smoke can be detected within the
house. As far as we know this is the only ghostly manifestation within the
Carmean House.
Breakfast is a late-Victorian mansion. The land was acquired in 1893 and
the house built sometime after that for $6,000 by S. H. Houser. Shortly
after completion Houser declared bankruptcy and the home was purchased
by Albert and Belle Carmean. Albert, a mine owner, circuit court clerk,
hardware store owner, and bank chairman, passed away on July 12, 1933
after a two month illness. He was survived by Carl, his son, and Belle, his
wife. His funeral service was held two days later within the house.
Legend holds that Albert Carmean still resides at Grand Avenue. On
weekends in the fall his trademark cigar smoke can be detected within the
house. As far as we know this is the only ghostly manifestation within the
Carmean House.