The Story Behind North Dakota’s Most Haunted House, The Lion House, Is Downright Terrifying

Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, this house and its story will still freak you out. There are a few notoriously ghostly spots here, but this might just be the most haunted house in North Dakota. It's certainly one of the creepiest. The house is known as the Lion House, but its official name is the McGillivray House - named after the man who had it built in Dickinson in the 1890s, A. C. McGillivray. It's been in the renovation process for the past two decades by multiple owners with no one to complete it; everyone who buys it leaves before completion. It makes you wonder... why?

From the outside, the house looks relatively normal other than maybe a bit unusual because it is made mostly from stone. The previous owners who were working on renovating had two stone lion statues installed in the front of the house, giving it the nickname of the Lion House. Those owners have since left and the statues were removed.

Despite its innocent looking appearance, this house has a dark past. Just a few years after the original owner Alexander C. McGillivray moved there with his wife, she died. He died relatively young himself at just 48 years old. His wake and funeral were held within the house's walls. But that's not why people think this house is haunted...

Long after the McGillivrays, a new family moved into the house. A man, his wife, and their children called it home. The entire family came to a brutal and unfortunate end. The father murdered both his wife and his children inside the house before barricading it shut, then hanging himself in the upstairs bedroom.

After that, many people have reported weird occurrences happening at the Lion House. Even locals who live near there have said they felt uneasy going by it. Back when it was an apartment, there were renters who claimed that they saw the ghostly figure of a man around the house. Was this man Mr. McGillivray himself? Or was it possibly the insane father? We'll never truly know, but what we do know is that this stone fortress holds deep, dark secrets, and if walls could speak...I don't think I'd want to listen. If there is any spot that has a lot of ghost stories in North Dakota, then this is one with the most.

If you're interested in learning about more creepy places in North Dakota, follow the link - they'll make you want to keep your lights on tonight!