Rudd House is a popular attraction for those who want to experience the paranormal. This house can be viewed on request during the Kimberley Ghost Tour and the old furniture and sculleries hidden beneath the floor, is enough to give anyone the chills.
Regarded as one of the most paranormally active houses in the country Rudd House was built in the 1880s, originally with only four rooms, but was frequently renovated until it became the large sprawling veranda-clad manor it is today.
In 1896 it was sold to the mining magnate Charles Dunnell Rudd, who passed it on to his son, Henry Percy Rudd, in 1898. He built on extensively during his 50 year residence.
In 1971 it was donated to the McGregor Museum by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. and restored to its former glory.
Claims of the paranormal are said to include the cry of a baby from the nursery, the sound of cutlery and crockery falling to the floor, the sound of breaking glass and the claim of a ghost in the red room or formal dining room.
Rudd House is nonetheless well worth a visit, at least to witness its deep shaded verandas, dark panelling, hunting trophies, servants’ bells, green baize door that led to the servants’ quarters, and hatches in the floors.
