The new orleans mansion that was occupied by delphine lalaurie in the 1800 s still stands today.
Mad lalaurie mansion inside attic.
Through the years the tale of her brutality has grown and shifted and today it is difficult to discern fact from fiction in the story of delphine la laurie and her house of horrors.
To rescue those inside.
Tour guides lead visitors to the corner of the building and recount the story of the mad madame lalaurie the creole socialite who afflicted unspeakable acts of torture on her slaves.
The 12 000 square foot mansion was built in 1831 for marie delphine macarty lalaurie and her third husband the french native dr.
Over 200 years ago a torture chamber was discovered in the attic of a wealthy socialite.
The history of the lalaurie mansion for nearly two centuries this infamous grey mansion has fascinated and terrified residents and visitors in new orleans.
Lalaurie mansion is one of the most haunted places in the united states.
Louis street in the french quarter.
The lalaurie mansion at night.
While production crews were filming american horror story coven season 3 the owner did not allow filming inside of the lalaurie mansion or even for the exterior of the building.
The sign reads the lalaurie mansion in black spooky type.
The lalaurie mansion and delphine lalaurie played a big part in the american horror story franchise but no the house was not where they filmed.
The lalaurie mansion was home to delphine lalaurie.
Read more about this haunted location in the ghost attic.
Her story is one of the most popular ghost stories on ghost tours in new orleans.