Lizzie Borden House Redux

Last summer was my first trip to the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River.  Diane & her kids are pretty interested in paranormal stuff and they really wanted to take the tour, so we headed down there after Fort Phoenix.  I already featured pics of the place in my blog posts from last summer HERE, HERE and HERE.  Last year I tried not to shoot with flash but was unhappy with my photos so I pretty much reshot almost everything, but I'm only going to post the highlights from this batch.  Oh yeah, last summer my camera went all wonky and I'd gotten a blinding headache.  This year, my camera defaulted back to the original date of January 1, 2005 and in one room I had a very quick but weird dizzy spell and feeling like I needed to sit down but it passed as quickly as it hit me.  Most of you are my Facebook friends, and the complete set of pics is posted over there. 

Replica of Mr. & Mrs. Borden's skulls

And a photo of the actual skulls.

I was very drawn to this picture which appears to have Mother of Pearl inlay.

Mr. B, post whacking.

Andrew Borden

I took a lot of mirror shots.  I didn't see anything otherworldly in any of my pics, unfortunately.

Unless you count Adam & Logan as 'otherworldly'.

Couldn't resist posting this one again.  There is no way you'd ever get me to stay in this place overnight, and especially not in Lizzie's room with this doll in the cabinet.

Pictures of Mr. Borden, and his first wife, holding Lizzie's older sister, Emma.  The first Mrs. Borden died when Lizzie was 2.

Di & the kidz.

I took this pic for Russell and I also got him one of the golf balls, which says, ' keep hacking away'.   He was somewhat amused by it, but I think it creeps him out.

Great stuff!

When She Saw What She Had Done, She Gave Her Father Forty One

Mr. Borden was killed downstairs, and about an hour after his wife, Abby was killed.  However, the tour started on the ground floor and moved upwards.  This is Abby's room.  She was changing the linens on this bed when she was attacked.

And murdered right here.

Crime scene photo

Another crime scene photo

This is the dress that actress Elizabeth Montgomery wore in the 1975 movie, "The Legend of Lizzie Borden".

Looking downstairs

Lizzie is on the left.  I can't remember if that's her sister Emma on the right.

This sick little doll is in the curio cabinet in what was Lizzie's room.  By the way, this place is a Bed & Breakfast and you can stay overnight in any of these rooms.  I would never stay there.  I admit, I'm a chicken.  

Curio cabinet in Lizzie's room

Exquisite ribbon embroidery.

Small third floor bedroom.

Also on the third floor.  I was most uncomfortable up here, especially in the maid's room.

Looking down the back stairs.

Back hallway.  This was when my camera started to spazz out.

Kitchen

Looking down at the basement from the outside of the house.  

I hope you enjoyed this tour of the famous Borden home!

Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Gave her Mother Forty Whacks....

This angle of the house disturbs me.  It's like that creepy house that exists in sinister dreams.  I was hoping to achieve this look when I shot it.

Part of Lizzie's alibi was that she was in the barn, eating pears, because it was such a hot day.

Those aren't orbs, but sunlight dots.

Lizzie also claimed that she had been ironing her hankies in another part of the house at the time of the murders.

Those are photos of the shattered skulls of Andrew and Abby Borden (behind glass in a cabinet).

Lizzie was afforded many privileges while in jail in neighbouring New Bedford, including her own chef.  The jury deliberated an hour and acquitted her.

The furniture, carpets and wallpaper are replica pieces.  They had to use the crime photos to establish patterns.  Andrew was killed on a couch much like this one.

A photo of 'the handleless hatchet' found in the basement.  Tests revealed it had rust and cow hair on it, but it was still considered the 'suspected' murder weapon but it was never confirmed.

Crime scene photo of Andrew Borden with his head and face shattered.

And Michelle re-enacts Andrew's pose, but for the cell phone in  her hand and dramatic hand-to-forehead.

Mary

The Borden Coat of Arms is a lion holding an axe.

Looking upstairs at the 2nd and 3rd stories.