Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage

Location & Map

Address Details

Full Address
21982 J, 40 Bentonsport Rd, Keosauqua, IA 52565, United States
City
Bonaparte
County
Van Buren County
State / Province
Iowa
Postal Code
21982
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.72583, -91.85438

Contact & Links

The Haunting

Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage is a reportedly haunted hotel or inn in Bonaparte, Iowa. Stories tied to the site usually focus on a recurring female apparition and a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.

Accounts connected to the location usually circle around a recurring female apparition, a tragedy or violent past linked to the location, and apparitions and shadowy sightings. If the location is open to the public, it still makes sense to treat it as a historic or active site rather than a trespassing target.

Activity Details

Activity Level

Reported Activity

What People Are Saying

Summary of visitor and community commentary

Anonymous reports around this location are mixed, but a few patterns come up more than once. The most common descriptions mention brief roadside encounters and vanishing figures and disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps.

A noticeable share of the discussion is about access restrictions, trespassing risk, or how hard the place is to enter legally. Some people dismiss the reputation entirely or say they experienced nothing unusual.