One of Dupont’s properties is called Cult House in Pennsylvania, which was home to Satanists and KKK members. Even the road that leads to the mansion is known as Devil’s Road. The address is 701 Cossart Road, Chadd’s Ford, PA. Don’t bother looking for the property on sites like Zillow.com, it is not listed.
The trees that line the road to the mansion bend away from the house. Other trees around the house are known as Skull Trees. Rumor has it, the DuPont members used these trees for dumping babies who were born disabled.
The mansion is built like a fortress, completely cut off from the world. Many stories and sightings has been seen in and around the House.
This house is used for satanic rituals
Here are some recent comments on a site dedicated to creepy houses:
https://www.housecreep.com/ee/701-cossart-rd-chadds-ford-pa-19317-us
November 25th, 2020
New Mexico has Roswell. New York has Amityville. Texas has Ross Perot. Every state can claim some sort of incredible oddity. But the Small Wonder tops them all. Delaware has a terrifying legend that has been whispered about for years — the Cult House. In a secluded wooded area on the Delaware/Pennsylvania border, there’s a mansion at the top of a hill. Rumors of cult activity have made this house a legend. For years, caravans of thrill-seeking teen-agers have made a pilgrimage to see the house. The narrow, winding lane that leads to the house has earned the nickname Devil’s Road. Its main stretch runs approximately two miles with no intersections. This road shares the infamy of the Cult House because of its twisted sideshow of seemingly supernatural phenomena. At the mouth of Devil’s Road, drivers are met by a large “Road Closed” sign, which was posted by the township about a year ago to keep out non-residents. After numerous disturbances along the road, residents had complained to the police, so drivers now need a township permit to drive along the road – or they risk a fine of up to $1,000. The Review was granted special access to Devil’s Road by the township to investigate and document the validity of the rumors surrounding the road and the Cult House.
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The first and most unmistakable detail about Devil’s Road is the trees. The street winds around a long bend with a forest on its left and farmland on its right. Tall, slender trees line both sides of the road. In complete eerie accordance with the rumors concerning the road, the trees actually lean away from the Cult House. Not just the branches, but the entire trunks of the trees slant at a distinctive angle, and the angle becomes increasingly wider as the road goes on. The road soon leads to a notorious tree with bulging, exposed roots. This is the Skull Tree. When viewed from the front, the roots look astonishingly like a human skull. When viewed from the side, they look like a large hand with its fingers reaching into the ground. The tree bears a spray-painted swastika and other hate messages and symbols. Further down the road, drivers can catch a glimpse of the ill-famed Cult House. The massive stone manor is situated on a sloping, snow-covered hill about two football fields away from the road. It is almost completely hidden by thick evergreens, planted by the owner to deflect attention. It’s rumored that the windows of the mansion are shaped like crosses. H.G. Haskell, a class of ’84 university alumnus who has lived along the road all his life, says the majority of rumors regarding the Cult House and Devil’s Road are just that – rumors. He says he first heard about the spooky tales nearly 15 years ago, and they have escalated ever since. “Four or five years ago, it started to get more serious,” Haskell says. “That’s when the graffiti on the trees started.” He says before the “Road Closed” barrier was erected, nearly 200 vehicles a night would drive down Devil’s Road. Haskell and the other residents decided to hire a security guard to patrol the road, which could account for the rumors of security trucks chasing drivers. “One time, [the guard] found people in KKK hoods,” he says, but Haskell says he thinks it was probably a fraternity prank. Haskell adds that cars from the surrounding properties were stolen and set on fire and that a burning cross was found at one end of the road. In addition, decapitated baby dolls have been found nestled in the hollow of the Skull Tree. These incidents were what led the residents to ask the township for assistance. Though the amount of traffic radically decreased after the sign was put up, Haskell says he’s still wary about the safety of himself and the other residents. “I still won’t let my children ride their bikes on that road,” he says. Haskell says the rumors about the Cult House and Devil’s Road can all be easily debunked. The trees lining the road grow at an angle, he explains, because they have been trimmed to avoid the power lines that run along the road. Although he confirms the Cult House does indeed have windows with crosses, he says that it is a fairly common occurrence in many windowpanes. And above all, he says, there is nothing mysterious about the owner. “The owner used to be a little old lady. She lived by herself in a wing of the house. She was a du Pont,” he says. “She died about four or five years ago.” The current owner, he says, is an elderly gentleman whom he and the other residents have all met. “There is no cult,” he says. For now, the road will remain indefinitely closed to non-residents, according to township officials. The township police regularly patrol the road, and several violators have already been issued tickets. But the legend still thrives, Haskell says, and the “Road Closed” signs are thrown into a nearby creek at least twice a week by trespassers.
Oct 31, 2000
When I was in high school, there was one particularly prevalent story about a mansion located in the woods of the Brandywine Valley on Cossart Rd. This house was actually just north of the PA border. Everyone called it Cult House. Now, I’m not sure how this rumor started. I do know that some of my friends’ fathers could remember the same story, involving the same location being told when they were in high school. According to local legend, this mansion is supposedly owned and operated by a “Satanic Cult.” In some versions, the “Cult” is associated with a prominent Delaware family involved in the chemical industry (the DuPonts.) The window panes are in the shape of inverted crosses. The trees that line the road running along the side of the house grow at a very distinct angle away from the house (in some areas away from their main light source!) Most interestingly, there is a “guard house” on the grounds that houses a fleet of red pickup trucks. If you drive past the house too often, one or several of the trucks will come out of the house and chase you away. No matter how close it gets, you will never be able to catch a glimpse of the driver’s face. There is one particular tree along the road that runs past the house that has exposed roots. The roots form the perfect shape of a human skull. It is said that years ago, police found the remains of a sacrificial victim nestled inside the tree. Reports conflict on whether the victim was human or animal. According to the legend, a human sacrifice is performed on the grounds every Halloween. Well, that’s the rumor. Here is my personal experience with “Cult House” (I have been occasionally driving by the place with friends and researching its history for about 7 years now.) The window panes actually are in the shape of inverted crosses. This seems to be not necessarily intentional––it may just be how those particular panes are shaped. The trees do grow at an extreme angle away from the house. I’ve never seen trees grow so off-kilter before. In some places they do seem to grow away from the main light source. This phenomena stops once you get about 1/4 mile past the house. There is a guardhouse and there are red trucks. They have actually followed me before on two occasions. The first was at night, and the truck’s lights were off. This is amazing, because there are no streetlights, and the trees allow in no moonlight. I couldn’t understand how the driver was able to even stay on the road! I was behind it at first. The truck pulled over and waited for me to pass. It then pulled out and followed me until I was several miles from the house. I had one passenger in the car, and you can imagine the state we were in. We were scared to death, but REALLY excited! The next time was also at night, but with a different friend. After we had driven past the guardhouse several times, we noticed that we were being followed by a red truck. We hadn’t seen it even come onto the road. We never saw the driver’s face. Again, we were followed until we were several miles from the house, then the truck just pulled over to the side of the road. Again, the headlights were off. I have never seen anyone entering or exiting the main house or the guardhouse. I know the trucks are housed at the guardhouse, because at least 5 are usually visible in the driveway. The “skull tree” does look frighteningly like a human skull. I have never found any newspaper accounts confirming that remains of any kind were found in the tree. I have been able to find absolutely no evidence of sacrificial rites being performed during Halloween or at other times, according to local records. I have also, up to this point, been unsuccessful in trying to dig up deeds, or any type of records of transfers for the property.
