The Teeter House

In the oldest section of Phoenix, Arizona sits Heritage Square. In the mid-1860s, the first Anglo settlement was established in this area.

Heritage Square

In this square is a collection of homes that give the visitor a glimpse of what Phoenix was like as a small town at the turn of the 20^th century.

One of these homes is the Teeter House. Today this building is used as a restaurant/ teahouse were visitors listen to jazz music under the stars on its patio.

Teeter House

The house also has a charming gift shop where the visitor can browse a variety of teakettles.

One can also find one of the original owners of this home.

Leon Bouvier, a cattleman, and flour miller built the Teeter House in 1899, he used it as a boarding house.

In 1911, Eliza Teeter bought the home and continued to run it as a boarding house. In 1919, she closed this business down and moved into the 3-bedroom home herself.

She lived here until her death in 1965. Many believe she never left her beloved home.

Visitors report hearing her name called softly when no one is around. Others say objects move by themselves.

A notable incident was when an entire roll of paper towel in the bathroom unrolled onto the floor when no one was in the building.

Another hot spot in the home is the kitchen. Staff reports include, pots and pans flying off shelves. One cook saw a woman walk through the restaurant and then just disappear into nowhere.

Yet another cook heard her named called when she was alone in the building.

A group of patrons saw a shelf in the dining room dislodge and fly across the room.

The owner lost her keys one day only to find them later mysteriously under the kitchen sink.

This activity is ongoing and everyone agrees it is most likely the ghost of Eliza Teeter just trying to get everyone’s attention.

Recently on a Reddit thread, a member shared a photo of their cousin's engagement party. 

Look in both the window and door--there appear to be phantom figures that the photographer claims were not there when the picture was taken.

Teeter House entrance.
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