Purgatory House - NJ

the "Purgatory House" on Purgatory Road in NJ.

Purgatory Road takes its name from Purgatory Run because the road
crosses the headwaters of that stream. The place named "Purgatory Run"
dates to at least 1838 and is generally associated with Bear Swamp.
The presence of Bear Swamp remained until possibly an owner of that
land had harvested Cedar trees.

The Oxford English Dictionary also defines "Purgatory" as the name
often given to streams that flow within a ravine, or, the ravine
itself. Purgatory Run may have received its name because it contained
enough water to make its presence known, but not enough water to power
a mill, thereby making it a source of suffering.

It is said sometime around 1973, a family with the last name Alacon
moved in to the property. The daughter, Maria, was 17 or 18 when she
was involved in a crash at Church Road and route 541 heading back to
Lenape High School from lunch. She was decapitated. Brian Pittman was
also killed, he lived on Maine Street in Vincentown. There was no
traffic light there at the time and the car was hit at the
intersection by big truck carrying logs. They were all very good
friends.

There are many stories and rumors that the house is said to have
always been haunted, though the family who lived there before the
Alacons, from 1965 to 1973, report no unusual or paranormal activity.
The whole ghost story may just be local legend, but the accident is
true. And one key consistent part in everyone's story is that shortly
after the accident, the family left the home, left everything behind,
and never returned. They left all their clothes, furniture,
appliances, family photos, 3 cars, everything. The daughter died in
the car accident, and that was it, they were out of the house for
good. Possibly due to bad memories and trying to move on from a
tragedy, but the fact and the way the home was left abandoned is pretty
spooky in itself.

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[jettenjetta]

That is the biggest bull shit story i have ever heard. The person that used to own the house actually posted a letter to a website in 2006 about the house. He stated the house was not abandoned they used the house as a farming house and they lived elsewere unless otherwise they stayed there time after time. They said in the early 2000's when the internet posted the homes location. it got vandalised so much that they never bothered to move back in. they went in and got a few things and left.

[TheUnknownCameraman]

@jettenjetta I had never heard that, do you have a copy of the letter? I believe you, it'd just be a cool thing to see. Someone commented on my other Purgatory house video, some guy charles says he lived in this house from 1965 until 1973.

[GeorginaO89]

God they should knock the house down 👎🏠

[jettenjetta]

@TheUnknownCameraman

Was on a website in 2004, The guy had loads of photos from the house and he said someone had asked him for his email address and a guy sent him and email explaining the house and the conditions and so on.

The email was not really long. I just remember the letter being very well spelled and puncuated like it was coming from and adult not from some kid trying to make up a story. Been a long time since i seen that letter.

[TheUnknownCameraman]

@jettenjetta wow, i am sorry for buying into the bullshit story on this one. i talked to someone who went to high school with maria alacon. the car accident is true, whether they were the family at one time in the original "purgatory house" or another on the street is unclear. the original house being knocked down makes sense, everyone debates that it got demolished b.c. this farmhouse is still standing and gets confused for it. i feel bad for the owners.

[jettenjetta]

@jettenjetta I noticed out on the road in front of the house there is bunch of cement foundations. did there used to be like a gas station there or a post office at one time? on that corner?

[jettenjetta]

@carey540 Glad to see i am not the only person here that see's through the bullshit. Like the old owner stated it was a farm house and a house they used till the 80's then off and on after that, No dead people no bs* I bet they would still be possibly using it if it was not for the midnightsociety in the late 90's posting photos and then all the vandals going in

[carey540]

@jettenjetta Yeh i dont believe this fuckin story one bit i live 5 minutes down the road and never heard any bullshit like that this house isnt even the original "purgatory house" that house was on the other end of the road and was knocked down a long long time ago.. i highly highly doubt this house has is haunted. and big fucking deal going there during the day

[jettenjetta]

There used to be two old cars. one 80's audi.

[TheSupergrapes]

apperently it was a small girl that haunted the house.