Ghosts at the Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR

I toured the French Renaissance-style mansion built for businessman and former Oregonian owner Henry Pittock (1834–1919) and his wife, Georgiana Pittock [1845–1918], in 1914.

The mansion is located in the West Hills, once known as Imperial Heights, of Portland, OR, overlooking the Cascades, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Portland.

The Pittocks had eight children, of whom one died in infancy and another at the age of 20.

The mansion was occupied by the Pittock family from 1914 until 1958, after which it was put up for sale. Unfortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Pittock passed away a few years after they moved in. However, it seems that they remained there along with a few other ghosts.

In 1964, the city of Portland bought the mansion, which had badly deteriorated from water damage, and opened it to the public in 1965 as a historic house museum.

In 1968, the nonprofit Pittock Mansion Society was formed to run the operations of the mansion with Portland Parks & Recreation. However, in 2007, the Pittock Mansion Society took over all operations.

During my tour, I could feel the energy change in several areas, especially in the large room in the basement. I got two voice responses in Henry's bedroom and one in another bedroom upstairs.

In the basement, I got a male voice response in the large room where he gave me his name, but I couldn't make out what it was.

Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren saw male ghosts in the basement room. A tall man wearing a hat was shot in this room a long time ago on purpose. Other men set a trap for him to test him. The man was a thief. They were playing cards around a big round table in the middle of the room. Jennifer can see people coming in bringing food. The room is full of smoke.

Jennifer can hear a lot of noise, people laughing, and multiple kids running around the top-floor hallways. In addition to the Pittock family children, there were many cousins visiting as well.

The mansion also has a lot of residual energy, especially in the library, which was the Pittock family's room where they spent a great deal of time.

Mrs. Pittock was quite talkative and was giving Jennifer a lot of information. She said that the curved walls were what she wanted because they flowed better.

It seems that Mrs. Pittock had some phobias, such as being very afraid of people stealing things.

She wanted us to know that she loved babies. She was laughing and saying that most of the furnishings currently in the house didn't belong to her. Some of it is to her taste, but she said that whoever brought most of it in had horrible taste, and she didn't care for any of it.

Mrs. Pittock said that there are secret passages in the house because she was so afraid of getting robbed and wanted a safe place for the kids as well.

She also said that they had a lot of parties.

The Pittocks supported many charities through fundraising.

Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren also saw a boisterous male spirit in the dining room area saying he is one of the cousins. He is good at cards.

Jennifer saw a female spirit in one of the bedrooms who may be the Pittocks' daughter Lucy. She had three kids, and Jennifer can hear a baby.

There were two female spirits following me around the mansion, according to Jennifer.

She could also see another male spirit, a jokester type, popping in.

Henry Pittock is in the mansion as well, according to Jennifer. He has good energy.

The energy in the Carriage House is good. The caretakers felt like part of the family, and they took care of all the kids as well.

The mansion has good energy, except for the basement.

The Pittock Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has been used in a few movie productions and on the television show The Amazing Race.

The Pittock Mansion is a beautiful and amazing place with its grand staircase, woodwork, history, and grounds, and it is a must-visit when in Portland.

Parking must be paid for separately.

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