The mansion behind the gate

Washington · United States · Manor

There is a gate around the grounds, a wooded hill behind, and a stone at the top that is supposed to grant wishes. The name attached to the place cannot.

The rules for this place in Seattle are strict and entirely folkloric. There is a gate around the mansion. If you put one foot inside it you have to go all the way in, walk past the wood on the hill, and reach the wishing rock at the top. If you do not, you are unlucky for the rest of your life.

The name it goes by locally cannot be accurate. Washington was never a slave state. It was not even a territory until 1853 and it entered the Union in 1889, decades after abolition, so there was never a plantation or a slave mansion here.

What the name probably records is a large house with a reputation and a local guess about why.

The wishing rock and the rule about committing once you step inside are the interesting part, and both belong to a much older kind of story.

The property is private.

FAQ

Where is The mansion behind the gate located?

The mansion behind the gate is in Washington, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.