Haunting of the Octoroon Mistress

[1] The haunting of the Octoroon House is founded on nineteenth-century cultural etiquette surrounding race in New Orleans.

Creole men and octoroon women used these balls to form relationships where they mutually benefitted.

He told her that he was going to play a card game downstairs with some of his friends and while he was entertaining his guests he wanted her to strip off her clothing and wait on the rooftop for him until he was done.

Julie was desperate to show her undeniable love for the Frenchman, so she immediately undressed and waited on the rooftop for her lover to return.

Some say on a cold and damp December night one can see her figure pacing on the rooftop waiting for her lover to return.

The house is now home to the Bottom of the Tea Cup Psychic Readings and many of the employees and customers claim to have had many encounters with her.

Royal Street, New Orleans