Skip to Main Content

Washington, DC: Deadly Black Aggie Statue

1907 bronze sculpture said to kill or blind those who looked into her eyes or sat in her lap at night. Donated to the Smithsonian Institute, given to the General Services Administration in 1987.

Cutts-Madison House

Address:
717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC
Directions:
Cutts-Madison House, Lafayette Square, H St. NW and Madison Pl NW, behind the Dolley Madison House and the National Courts Building.
Save to My Sights

Visitor Tips and News About Deadly Black Aggie Statue

Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip.

Black Aggie.

Deadly Black Aggie Statue

Courtyard closes at 5 PM. Looks like weekdays only.

[Bryan, 05/22/2016]

The supposedly cursed, my-gaze-blinds-or-kills 1907 bronze sculpture by Eduard L. A. Pausch stood in Baltimore's Loudon Park Cemetery on the grave of Union general Felix Agnus, then Druid Hill Park, from 1925 to 1967. Based on the "Grief" cemetery statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Stare until she opens her eyes. We dare you.


Latest Tips Across Roadside America

Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road.

Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!

Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Map and Plan Your Own Roadside Adventure ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Roadside Presidents app: iPhone, iPad Roadside Presidents app for iPhone, iPad. POTUS landmarks, oddities. ...More

DC Latest Tips and Stories

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

Easter Island Moai in America (Mar 25-31, 2024)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings