HAUNTING THE CHAPEL, PART 2.

[Continued from Part 1] Today’s haunt of a chapel was another spontaneous discovery which are always the best kind. The tires of my Jeep literally screeched when I almost drove right past this Gothic stone structure in the Godforsaken town of Washington, Massachusetts. It beckoned me onto it’s ancient soil…and I answered its call.

This was one of those Autumn excursion stops that felt meant to be. This wasn’t something we were seeking out to do that day but for whatever reason I traveled down this dusty road and came upon a classic chapel in the middle of nowhere.

Built in 1899, it’s style is stone Gothic revival. The chapel was built as a gift to George Crane, a wealthy New Yorker who spent summers at the estate next-door called the Bucksteep Manor. At the time of my haunting I did not come across any place called Bucksteep Manor or its remains. Believe me with a name like that, I searched for it.

While it’s wood & iron doors were locked shut and the stained glass made it extremely difficult to see inside, I’m sure the interior is stunning considering how it looks from the outside. Or on the other hand — perhaps the aisles, pews, altars and pipe organ are covered in thick cobwebs and giant, mutated rats have colonized inside the chapel to plot their domination. It’s all up for debate.