31 Homes Hiding Secrets
Updated: Mar. 20, 2019If the walls in these homes could talk! Find out what amazing, spooky, even crazy secrets these 31 homes are hiding.
Secrets in the Suburbs
Royal Treatment
The Last Home You'll Ever Need
The Yard's Not Bad Either
Happy House Hunting
A Real Green House
Cute but Wait
Priceless View
Fun-filled Secrets
Pick Your Game
Choose Your Own Adventure
Spend a Night on the Moon
Don’t Let the Door Fool You
Now You See
Looks Good but What’s Inside
Amazing Interior
American Home
Behind Door No. 1
Part of the Landscape
Nature's Touch
Take Me to the Bar
Bomb of a Bar
Look Before you Leap
Poolside Convenience
Mundane but Prepared
Backyard Bomb Shelter
The House on the Rock
Inside the House on the Rock
The Paper House
The Paper House in Rockport, Massachusetts is exactly that, a house made from paper. It was built by Elis F. Stenman, a mechanical engineer who designed machines to make paper clips. He started building the home in 1922 and though the paper was first used as insulation, it expanded into furniture. Stenman used pressed paper and a lot of varnish for the walls and paper logs for the furniture.
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Water Tower in Disguise
The House in the Clouds in Thorpeness, England provided the perfect cover for the town’s water tower. The clever “house” was built in 1923 and stands 70 feet high. The unusual design was meant as a way to get away from the utilitarian look of the water tower. The water tank was removed in 1979. These days the house has five rooms, three bedrooms and a room at the top, which provides an amazing view of the town below. Book a stay there by visiting the website.
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Plas Dduallt
Plas Dduallt is located in Wales and is a manor house that dates to the 15th century. It features a couple of quirks. Make sure you don’t have any quirks around the house by knowing how to instantly fix almost everything.
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Chugging into Town
One of those quirks to Plas Ddaullt is that for a time it was only reachable by rail and only residents and visitors staying at Plas Ddaullt could use the private platform known as Campbell’s platform. Colonel Andrew Campbell bought the property back in 1962 and used to travel in his own locomotive to the residence. He also built a road.
The home is also said to be haunted and was featured on the UK program “Most Haunted.” Inside, the home also has a passageway beneath the balcony to a cellar. Check out what a modern day root cellar looks like and how much it can help with food preservation.
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Brace for Some Surprises
A house like this looks like it’s ready to scream out secrets but this one holds some fun secrets.
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Home Court
Neighbors reportedly of the house’s owner, Richard J. Malouf, who reportedly made his fortune in orthodontic chains, include Dirk Nowitzki, Phil Romano, the man behind Romano’s Macaroni Grill, and the parents of Luke and Owen Wilson. The gym you see here used to be part of a house. Then there’s a waterpark, tennis courts and bowling alley on the property. It’s for sale for a cool $23.9 million, which is down from its original price of $32 million last year.
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Hello Clarice
Some serious trivia buffs might recognize the décor of this home in Pennsylvania. Let’s just say it’s a long way from a Montana farm.
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If These Walls Could Talk
This house was used for the filming of “Silence of the Lambs” and it’s where Buffalo Bill lived. The home was built in 1912 and has four bedrooms and one bath. No word on what the basement looks like but learn the best tips that are going to turn your basement into a living space.
Singer Castle, New York
Singer Castle is part of the Thousand Islands in St. Lawrence County, New York and used to be known as Dark Island Castle. It takes the name Singer Castle because Frederick Gilbert Bourne, president of Singer Corporation, manufacturer of the Singer sewing machine, owned the property. The family owned the castle from 1905 to the 1960s and it was built the same time as Boldt Castle. The castle got built for $500,000 in 1902 and features 28 rooms and three boathouses. The servants of Singer Castle are rumored to have spied on guests in the numerous tunnels. And there is a dungeon.
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Hidden Hideout
Three hours out of Manhattan in central New York sits this charming rustic getaway, not unlike this incredible getaway spot. It’s a restored mill that dates back to 1856 but that’s not the secret it holds.
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Sneak Away
If the company you keep is driving you nuts temporarily, just lift the trap door to escape. This bookcase won’t lead to a secret room but you’ll be super surprised on what you can hide in it.
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Washington Lookout
This Tacoma, Washington home has a tremendous view of Commencement Bay but that’s not what might take your breath away. Take a look at some other homes that will take your breath away.
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Cellar sanctuary
Wine lovers will rejoice with this hidden wine cellar tucked behind a bookcase. Check out another incredible wine cellar tucked away in an unusual spot.
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Okie-Dokey
This home in Oklahoma City doesn’t seem too out of the ordinary. It appears like a fine domicile for raising a family with wonderful countertops. (See what’s not hot in kitchen trends). It turns out to be a bit of a curious place.
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Tamper Proof
Yes, that’s right, with the purchase of this home you will get your very own panic room. Wait out the end of the world or nuclear disaster from the comfort of a box in your garage. A more practical application of this idea might be a storm shelter, especially in Oklahoma. See how storm shelters can save lives.
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Old Brookville
As the name might suggest, there’s some history to this home in New York. The home dates back to 1680. Old homes can hold a lot of secrets, find out some secret problems an old home might have.
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Hidden Rooms and Secret Passageways
The residence had a secret room hidden by a panel next to the fireplace where families kept their valuables at one time but was later removed during renovation. Later a bookcase replaced the panel and a lever was used to release the door to the secret room. There’s also a legend that the home was used as a location on the underground railroad because there was a tunnel that led to the woods, though the tunnel has been filled in for some time now.
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There’s Gold in Them Hills
Out in Arizona you can get house and a pail of gold. This house has 26 miles of tunnels along its 266 acres where the Octave Mine operated. The Octave has produced 200,000 ounces of gold while the house harnesses solar power, which seems like a mea culpa of sorts.
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Haunted Hills
The mine is thought to be haunted by the “Blue Devil” and SyFy Channel’s “Ghost Mines” came out to feature the mine.
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Covert Connecticut
This Connecticut home is a six bedroom, four full bath manor, complete with a two-story cottage next door. What makes it especially interesting is the underground tunnel, which could make for a great wine cellar.
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Mountain View
Nestled at the foothills of the Taconic Mountains in Vermont, this home holds 175 acres of beauty. It also holds a secret passageway that leads to its garage and barn.
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Sweet Stroll
A sprawling 6-plus acre estate in Spokane, Washington has one of the greatest hidden secrets we’ve seen in some time.
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Gangster Getaway
It’s no secret that gangsters like Al Capone had several hideouts on the road. Some they owned and others they stayed in where owned by associates. This house in Michigan is believed to be a hideout for Al Capone. But that’s not the secret inside the house.
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Quick Exit
This door looks pretty intriguing and might’ve been an escape route for Capone, if needed. It led to Hickory Creek and last-ditch option for those on the lam.
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