AMERICAN HAUNTINGS GHOST HUNTS
NIGHT AT THE FARRAR SCHOOLHOUSE
MAXWELL, IOWA
NEXT AVAILABLE DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
8:00 PM TO 2:00 AM
$72 PER PERSON
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You’ve read the book.
You’ve seen it on television.
You’ve heard the stories.
Are you ready to experience one of Iowa’s Most Haunted Places for Yourself?
Join American Hauntings for a chilling night at one of the most actively haunted spots in Iowa! Spend the night looking for the ghosts of this former schoolhouse during a private event when you can find out if the place is as haunted as so many people claim. Will you come face-for-face with one of the forgotten students or staff members of the old school? This is your chance to find out!
The Farrar Schoolhouse got its starts in 1919 when a local man named C.G. Geddes agreed to donate six acres of his farm for a new school that would merge all of the area's rural, one-room schoolhouses under one roof as the Washington Township Consolidated School District. The cornerstone of the building was laid in 1921 and the school was dedicated a year later on April 1, 1922. A grand celebration with food and live music was held and hundreds attended from all over the countryside -- although not all were pleased with the new building and its $100,000 price tag. One disgruntled citizen refused to attend the celebration calling it a “monument to the arrogance and vanity of the school board,” with its boiler heating, electric lights, and indoor bathroom facilities.
The school operated for many years, although enrollment steadily declined with the shrinking of the nearby towns. The town of Farrar was eventually absorbed into Maxwell, Iowa, and a decision was made to close down the school. On May 3, 2002, another grand banquet was held in honor of the school and its alumni and the schoolhouse closed its doors for the last time. The old school sat empty until December of 2006 when Jim and Nancy Oliver purchased the building. It became their home with hopes of slowly restoring the school to its original appearance and layout.
But they soon found out they were not in the schoolhouse alone.
They soon discovered what decades of students and employees already knew — that the school was haunted. There were longtime reports of mysterious voices, slamming doors, phantom footsteps, and shadowy figures that appeared in the hallways and stairwells that inexplicably vanished.
At first, the Olivers dismissed the strange happenings but they soon became too eerie to ignore. One day, Nancy became unsteady on some stairs and felt a solid hand on her shoulder that helped her catch her balance. She turned to thank her husband for help -- to find there was no one there! Since that time, the Olivers -- and others -- have had many other weird experiences.
Visitors have told many strange stories about the school, including disembodied voices, phantom footsteps, knocking, tapping and ringing sounds, cries, yells, laughter and even sightings of full-blown apparitions. Will you be adding your own accounts to the hauntings at the Farrar Schoolhouse?
Join us and see if you have the nerve to spend the night at this haunted location!