Landmark · St. Francisville, LA
Oakley House at Audubon State Historic Site
Built around 1806, the Oakley House is the centerpiece of Audubon State Historic Site, named for naturalist John James Audubon, who arrived in 1821 to teach drawing to teenager Eliza Pirrie and painted 32 of his 'Birds of America' studies during four months here. Beyond its Audubon fame, Oakley has a long-circulated haunted reputation. Reports include disembodied footsteps and voices, doors opening on their own, and the apparition of a young girl seen waving from an upstairs window. One tour guide described the sensation of being hugged by an unseen presence, while another staff member reported seeing the spirit of a young boy standing near a bed. Several visitors have described a woman with three young children seated in a rocking chair. Paranormal investigators have circulated audio recordings of a spectral woman humming and a single faint, unexplained guitar strum inside the simple, West Indies-influenced Creole-style house.
📍 11788 LA Highway 965, St. Francisville, LA 70775, St. Francisville, LA · Get directions