The Hycroft manor has been the scene of many historical moments, from being the height of socialite parties in the 1920’s and ‘30s to the home of recovering veterans in the 1940’s. It also serves as a resting place for ghosts.
“When I walk into certain rooms, you get that cold chill right up your spine that stands your hairs up on end,” staff member Robert Giardino told Global News. “And it’s not the kind that you feel ‘oh it’s cold’, it’s the kind that you feel there’s something there that gives you that little fright.”
Located in Shaughnessy, the manor was originally built in 1911 and owned by General Alexander Duncan McRae, a war hero and politician. He lived there with his wife Blaunche McRae, and the two hosted many high society parties that were the talk of the town.
They later donated it, in 1942, to become a convalescent hospital for war veterans. It remained a veteran home until 1960, before being heavily renovated and turned into University Women’s Club of Vancouver.
Now, it partially serves as a venue for weddings and events. But with its many residents over the century, there are several in particular who have never left.
Allow us to introduce you to them.
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Mr. & Mrs. McRae
Many staff members have noticed the spirit of a man in a WWI costume who shares a likeness to the manor’s original owner, Mr. McRae.
Similarly, a spirit, often well-dressed and with a resemblance to his wife, has been seen floating around the manor.
However, others have seen a woman wandering the third-floor hallways as well as another in a white dress wandering the halls or descending the stairs.
It can’t be said if this is the same woman or three different ones.
Head Nurse
Roaming around the rooms that previously served as the hospital ward is a woman in a nurse’s outfit. She is thought to have been a head nurse at the time.
The Crying Man
The last ghost is one people can hear loudly sobbing from a room on the lower floor. However, some have said to hear a baby crying as well, on the second floor.
The Pranksters
Three of the spirits who roam the manor have been given the title of The Pranksters. Staff coined the three army veterans with the nickname because they often open and close doors and cause the lights to flicker. Many veterans died in the manor during its days as a hospital, giving reason to believe these three men are from that era.
Vancouver is full of hauntings, as it seems. Have you had any spooky experiences?
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