Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site is located in New Albany, Indiana by the Ohio River.
After Culbertson's death, he willed the home to his third wife, who auctioned off the house and contents in 1899 to John McDonald, also a resident of New Albany, for $7,100.
[1] In 1980, the state began restoration on the exterior of the home, following by work on the interior by the Friends of the Culbertson Mansion.
[4] In 1985 the tradition of having a haunted house started, and for the first two years the Mansion itself was used, using 10 people to acquire $500 as part of a Spook Run.
The eventual goal is to return the mansion to its 1869 appearance, barring necessary newer items such as electricity and bathrooms.