Stephens house

 Bangor Maine and it's most historic block sits  a 19th century Victorian home.  Originally built in 1870, Stephen King moved into it in 1979.   I read where his kids didn't want to live here because they thought it was haunted.  He doesn't live here now. Time is spent at two  homes, one in Lowell Maine and a home in Florida. This red Victorian is not up for sale as it is in the process  or may already be at this point rezoned to house his archives.  King's guest house next door will used as a writers retreat.  

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Surrounded by a wrought iron fence.  The front gate is a giant spider web.  You can see the spider. 

Two bats to greet on either side.  

I zoomed in on the window upstairs and it looks to be a spider web of stained glass.

At the end corner of yard is this giant hopping frog.

I read that it's a little over 4,000 square feet .

Looks like a body wrapped on front porch.

Randy and Steve checking out the parameter .  

Next

On to Bucksport Maine and final resting place of  Colonel Jonathan Buck who fought in the American Revolutionary war.  He founded Buckstown which later became Bucksport Maine.

Before he died in 1795 his mistress put a curse on him.    Over a hundred years later the curse was mentioned in an article in 1899  by J.O. Whittamore.  

Bucks mistress's name was Ida Black. As her looks began to fade he found himself a younger mistress.

In mid 1700's stories of witches and witchcraft needless to say put hysteria in minds of the people.   Buck conjured up his own story.  He accused Ida of witchcraft and was believed.  Ida was sentenced to death by fire.

As the story goes she cursed Buck.  She said she would dance on his grave after his death.

Here is the boot print to prove it.  It is said it gets more and more noticeable as it ages.  

At the grave site is this plaque of the legend

on one side of monument is a heart 

There are several stories written about Buck.   Read three and you get three different takes on the legend. 

Well that is it for now.  til next time