Some visitors have reported seeing a woman’s apparition screaming in the garden

From colonial aristocratic manor to dilapidated squatter’s nest to historic landmark, Carlyle House has survived centuries, but eyewitnesses claim something otherworldly has survived with it. Built by Scottish merchant John Carlyle on premier lots along the Potomac River from 1751 to 1753, this mid-Georgian stone manor is older than our country. An old folktale invites local girls named Sarah to knock on the door and yell “Sarah, come outside!” It’s believed Syble, John Carlyle's second wife, was jealous of his first, Sarah Fairfax, and went to the extreme of burning Sarah’s possessions. Some visitors have reported seeing a woman’s apparition screaming in the garden behind the house. #virginia #alexandriava #haunted