The Pickett House Ghosts

Mechanic St., New Hope, PA

Joseph Pickett, an artist who died in 1918 has been seen in and around his former home. He has been seen in a bedroom on the towpath, and in front of the house of his cousin, down the street. He has also been spotted early in the morning, painting in the field behind the house. His most famous paintings were "Manchester Valley" and "Coryell's Ferry".
The Pickett House was priginally a grocery store on the first floor. He lived in an apartment on the second floor. This is where his ghost was first reported by tenants. He was seen in the bedroom by a woman and her young son. When they investigated further, they could not find the man that they had assumed must have been an intruder. At an art exhibit at Phillips Mill, the son recognized the "intruder" when he looked at a picture of Joseph Pickett!
Subsequent tenants have reported hearing footsteps on stairs that no longer exist, objects mysteriously moved from where they were left, and electrical plugs pulled out of the sockets. Others have reported knocking on doors, and that the door to the artist's former studio never stays closed. Maybe a blank canvas and paints should be left for him...