The Seance Room was a secret room deep in the heart of the house. Here Sarah would go each night at midnight to consult with the spirits about her building plans. The spirits would direct her what to build next. This room has one entrance but three exits. One exit is the door in, the second is a door that opens onto thin air (a 10-foot drop to the kitchen), and the third exit is through a raised closet door. In this photo you can see guests exiting through the closet door. The other side of the door didn't have a doorknob, making it impossible to re-enter that way. On the right wall (not viewable in this picture), there were 13 coat hooks, said to hold 13 colored cloaks that Sarah wore during seances.
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