RISE OF THE HOUSE OF KNICKERBOCKER.(CAPITAL REGION)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | August 14, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer -

Some believe a large brick house in a remote corner of town is haunted, a likely consequence of lore that says Washington Irving, author of the ``Legend of Sleepy Hollow,'' sought repose there to write a history book in 1809.

So around Halloween time, youngsters for decades would sneak into the dilapidated two-story vacant house for thrills and bring back tall tales of seeing ghosts.

``I've never seen anything unusual there, and I think they are all just stories, but who knows,'' said Leslie Allen, secretary of ...

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