The spirit of the crippled boy would not rest. The medium said his body had been buried in South Denver, at a spot that was now under a closet sill of a bedroom in a designated house. The medium said that there would be a gold medal inscribed with his birthday buried with his remains under the floor. Permission was granted for exacerbation under the bedroom floor, and the gold medal was found.
Disturbances at the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion continued. As Hunter approached some glass doors, they blew up and shards of glass cut an artery. Some bedroom doors shook.
Efforts were made to exorcise the house, including sprinkling it with Jordan River holy water. The bouncing noise ceased but then the piano started playing by itself. Around 6 am, the docks would start endlessly chiming. Deafening noises came from the chimney. Items flew around the house where it was no longer safe to live in.
A few months later, the Rogers Mansion was demolished to make way for an apartment complex. During the work, walls of a bedroom exploded and crushed a man operating the bulldozer said Hunter.
After the demolition, the ghost still remained there for a while. Sometimes a sickly youth is seen on the northern fringe of the park.
A strange red rubber ball has been found across the alley from where the Rogers Mansion stood.
Late at night, residents of the new apartment complex have witnessed a red, rubber bouncing down a stairwell. Unexplained piano music has been heard in the building.
Hunter moved into a house on Kearney Street, but the poltergeist moved with him and the disturbances continued. Hunter has seen a skeleton of a boy, complete with gold medallion, identifying himself as Eric, the son of a callous millionaire. Hunter called in a priest from Denver's Epiphany Episcopal Church to perform the rites of exorcism at the house. It apparently worked. The priest heard no more from Hunter after the incident.
Unusual events happened at the corner of 13th avenue and Williams street immediately after the distribution of the Rogers House.
The residents in the area were complaining about the massive clouds of dust continually blowing through the neighborhood which stemmed from the sandblasting of a high rise at the corner. People passing by have reported seeing strange items near the intersection.
Members of the descendants of the families of the families that demolished the Rogers house were cursed by bad luck as their heirs came to untimely ends.
My Investigation
When I was doing some research on this house, I discovered that the house was based on the horror movie "The Changeling." I knew this house was close to Cheeseman Park but I wasn't sure exactly where.
It was hard to find because the house was demolished and only a vacant lot remains where the house once stood.
When I drove past the location, it was very dark and the only thing I could see was old, decrepit looking cornstalks to the right side of the property. I started taking pictures and got a pattern of small orbs emerging from the cornstalks. When I got out of the car and started walking around I felt cold and the place seemed creepy. There is another house next to the cornfield. It looks like a small and old apartment complex. I felt very uncomfortable, so I took pictures very quickly and then returned to the car and drove away.
Grosvenor Arms Apartments
Denver, Colorado
10/2009
Apparition of a man with a Fedora hat / Man seen in the mirror / Bright flashing lights / Sounds of silverware banging in the kitchen / Elevator malfunctions / Cold spots / Presence / TV turns on by itself
Haunted History
The historic Grosvenor Arms apartments are located on the northeast corner of East 16th Avenue and Logan Street. Two commanding houses were demolished to make way for it. The apartments were designed after a distinguished building and art gallery of the same name in England. The building is described as Dakota like and Harry Potterish.
It opened for business in 1931. It has a flagstone courtyard, medieval gray stone walls and winged serpents guarding the Gothic front door. Its appearance makes you feel like you are going back in time. It has 106 units.
When it first opened, the building was known as having the very latest in modern conveniences. It promoted Eureka gas ranges. The Eureka ranges are long gone, but the original tile remains in most bathrooms, and the apartments retain the arched doorways, original woodwork, hardwood floors, telephone nooks and glass doorknobs popular in the 30's.
All of the apartments are either one bedroom or studios. The accommodations are geared more towards the younger people. Most of the residents living there are under thirty. One man who has lived there for twenty five years claims that "In the early days, you had to have references to get in."
Although the apartment building is known to be haunted, surprisingly the residents don't mind it because they remain living in the apartment units for many years. There is only a 5 percent vacancy rate as compared to the average rate which is about 13 percent. That's pretty good considering the building has an ominous appearance.
Paranormal Phenomenon
The resident manager of the Grosvenor twice has seen a tall, broad shouldered man dressed in a dark suit and fedora in one of the large mirrors in the lobby. He was staring at her.
A weekend manager also saw the man in the mirror, heard silverware banging in the kitchen sink in the middle of the night and once a very bright light flashed between her and a friend in the elevator after the friend accidently flicked off the overhead light.
The manager also states that one time when her hands were full of laundry, some unseen force pushed the elevator button for her.
The ancient Otis elevators often skips floors or stops between them for no apparent reason.
A woman left for the weekend and turned off all her electronics and appliances. When she returned home, the t.v. was on and on a sports channel. She never watches sports or that channel.
When a visitor took the elevator alone for the first time, she pushed the number five but it took her to floor level eight. This is where the apparition of the woman upstairs has been seen. The elevator paused as if deciding, then eased back down and stopped dead between levels three and four.
On the top floor there are storage units. Nobody likes going there alone because the units are crypt like and the area is dimly lit. It has a very creepy and foreboding aura about it. It is always cold even when it is hot outside. Many people have sensed a presence of a spirit there.
My Investigation
In October of 2009, I went on the Denver, Colorado ghost tour. We covered many haunted locations in the Capital Hill district. Although the Victorian homes appear to be big, beautiful and inviting in the daytime, they take on a dark and menacing appearance at night. Just walking around them and photographing them at night time is very creepy.
It was a crisp, chilly night, but very clear. I was walking around the streets and I kept feeling like someone was behind me. I kept glancing over my shoulder to see if something was there. It felt like someone or something was watching our every move and listening intently to the history of the haunted locations. Was this spirit curious about us as much as we were about it?
As usual, I started veering away from the group, trying to photograph areas that I felt the most energy. I mainly got orbs in all the photos that I took. It's incredible