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Welcome to the Queen Anne Hotel, which is located at 1590 Sutter Street at Octavia, in the Pacific Heights district of San Francisco. It dates back ot 1890, so the building has lots of history - and a ghost that makes an occasional appearance!
The Queen Anne hasn't always been a hotel, though. It had several private owners through the years, including some sort of secret society that had something to do with astrology, but was originally Miss Mary Lake's School for Girls. Mary Lake was a dedicated educator whose school taught the polished art of being a lady in 1890's San Francisco, along with a solid foundation in basic courses of study. She was popular with both the staff and student body, but died only a few years after her school had been established.
Miss Mary Lake's office was on the fourth floor of the building, in what is now Room 410. As the legend goes, Miss Mary Lake haunts the hotel as she was not ready to let someone else purchase the hotel. She is quietly wandering the halls and stairwells, making appearances regularly. She is said to be haunting her room, The Mary Lake Suite, room 410. She makes tapping noises, periodically plays the piano and can be mischievous. She pulls the hair and shirts of some of the staff and is regularly seen primping in the mirror on the second floor. Many guests have seen Miss Mary Lake and are excited that they have had the privilege of meeting her face-to-face.
Her office is now a plush guest room decorated in Victorian style that Miss Mary would no doubt approve of - and perhaps she does! Guests in the room have reported chilling cold spots, the sight of a misty figure and the intangible, comforting, female presence. More than one guest has awoken after turning in on a cold night to find that extra blankets had been mysteriously added to the bed sometime during the evening. One guest got in so late, and was so tired that he simply plopped down on the bed to sleep. Upon awakening, the surprised guest discovered that not only had he been covered, but the covers had been tucked in around him - something that he couldn't possibly have done!
Posted : 26/02/2009 4:35 am
On Saturday at the Queen Anne Hotel, we will be in room 208. This will be the first time for this room for us. Last month a women stayed in that room and she was asked by a ghost to please put a plant in that room. So the hotel guest that stayed in that room sent a plant with a note to the hotel stating she was asked to please put a plant in room 208 and she hoped that this one would be acceptable to the spirit. Looking forward to our investigation on Saturday.
Posted : 27/02/2009 12:16 am
I dug up a little more info on the beginnings of the Hotel:
Miss Mary Lake apparantley was the mistress of Senator James G. Fair. Reportedly he built the home for her.
Many an important lady attended the school including the Senators Daughter who later went on to fund the famous Fairmont Hotel.
in one book I found written in 1892 it states: "In the third story, in the sunniest and quietest corner, is the infirmary"
Senator James G. Fair was born in Belfast, County Tyrone, Ireland in 1831. He came to California from Ireland in 1843 and eventually began mining the Feather River (very near my home here in Chico) He made his fortunes after from his silver mines in the Comstock lode, located in Nevada where he had relocated to in 1860. Living actually in both states, he built an elegant boardin/finishing school of grand Victorian architecture in San Francisco in 1889. In 1890, the boarding school mainly so his daughters Virginia (Birdie) and Theresa (Tessie) could move to San Francisco to be near him. James G. Fair wanted to spend more time with his teen daughters, as his relationship with them was strained due to family dynamics (James was divorced)
Senator James G. Fair had a favorite mistress, Mary Lake. She became the Head Mistress, in charge of teaching 100 well-to-do girls the behavior norms of women from upper class society, including etiquette, social skills, and polite standards of the times. She truly enjoyed teaching and taking care of her young charges, as she loved the girls and earnestly took her position of responsibility very seriously.
James Fair died in 1894. The school closed in 1896, possibly due to financial reasons. It is said Mary was crushed when the school was closed. She disappeared from San Francisco. The building sold a few years before the destructive earthquake of 1906, which leveled many parts of San Francisco through quake damage and fire, which resulted from the moving earth. This building was one of the lucky ones to escape the destruction and the fires that consumed most of San Francisco after the quake.
The home after construction was completed:
unrelated i suppose is the info on Tessie.. but here is a link to some..HERE
Posted : 01/03/2009 1:07 am
Well I think the show was more like an avant premier to the new investigators... 
I left when they returned to the hotel and I dont know if they went to the mass grave. Anyone can answer plz?!
PS: I still waiting for the stripper ladies as new investigators to next show... 🤤
Posted : 01/03/2009 6:28 pm
i don't know what happened when they returned. I fell asleep.
Posted : 01/03/2009 6:46 pm
we all ran around the room naked, you should have watched!!!!! NOT!!!
We didn't go to the mass grave, as it started raining...would have been a muddy mess...we did ITC, ouija, table tipping, ouija, more ouija...evp sessions, auto writing...channeling....ate pizza...lots of emf sweeps.....noreen got hit with an acorn, Tim got hot waxed by the candle...I got bit by a bug on the back of the knee...we did check out the dining room a little, but didn't go back out to provoke the voodoo queen...she came to us( 😮 )...and never got up to the 4th floor for anything beyond emf sweeps...room 208 was way too active to leave...this show is definitely one to try and watch when it hits the archives....the whole gang did a fantastic job, and we got a lot of great personal experiences, a lot of which correlated and corroborated one another...
My hat is off to Dan, Larissa, Jordan, and of course Noreen, Jim, and Tim. A good time was had by all, and I am eternally greatful for the privilege of investigating with the team...
I think I hit all the high points...
Horseshoehank
Posted : 01/03/2009 7:55 pm
Thanks Hank for sharing your time with us. Glad you enjoyed your time with the team. I got really sleepy after doing a double investigation myself and was gone all day between a civil war fort and a graveyard. So I crashed before ITC. Hopefully Timmie got some good stuff.
Be safe on your way Home Hankie , unless your there now...
Posted : 01/03/2009 8:44 pm
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Posted : 01/03/2009 8:53 pm
Thanks for the update Hank! I stayed up till a little after 3am. You guys were breaking to eat pizza -- Sounds like I missed alot!
Can't wait to watch the archive and see any evidence that gets posted!!
Posted : 01/03/2009 8:55 pm
Hey Hank.....had a great time Saturday, it was a real pleasure meeting you and to finally put a face with your name...I did not want the evening to end...I found it fascinating with all the activity on the ouija and Tim's channeling. Dan is a joy to have as a team member and our newest member, Larisa, is darling. Thanks to all!
Posted : 01/03/2009 9:39 pm
It was great to meet you Hank. I had a good time last night. I still have to review my photos and voice recorder. We'll see if I got anything worthwhile. Can't wait for the next one.
Nice posts, Roux!!!
Posted : 01/03/2009 11:47 pm
Thanks for the screen caps roux... I was having computer problems & I ended up loosing all my caps 🙁
I was SO dissapointed because I managed to cap a couple of good ITC ones!!!
Really enjoyed the ouija sessions expecially the last couple!! (everyone here was in bed by then so I could put my full attention to it lol) It was really sad though!! Had me in tears too!!
I enjoyed watching the table tipping... I have never seen that done before... I was too scared to blink waiting for any slight movement in the table lol
You all did a great job I think you all make for an awesome team.. you seem to work well together, Hank encluded you had a lot to offer the rest of the team it was great to see you there!!! 🙂
Posted : 02/03/2009 1:20 am
The beginning of the evening "we" went for a car ride from Alameda over the Bay Bridge: With a little Master T Karaoke...
Upon arrival Dan took out the "plant". And it got to hang out in the hallway...
Hank arrived, Kilt and all...
Then it was off to Octavia and Bush st. to visit Mary Ellen Pleasant... who seems to have some sort of slanderous rumours still lingering about her whom after all my research: I personally don't see as a "bad" malicious person.
a couple of interesting Ouija sessions were performed on both sides of the street. With a "possibility" of an acorn throwing request being fulfilled. Ovulus was used and *larry* said HELL alot.
After the House Of Mystery visit.. "we" stopped for a snack:
Dan and HorseshoeHank went investigating the Hotel further looking in mirrors and other places for anything that may be lurking about
They found this weird looking memorial in the hallway ( 9-16 is my birthdate which I felt weird about)
what it looks like in a lighted atmosphere... I must say that after all my years of historical interior research this one is an oddity to me. What a weird piece of furniture. Placed in a very weird spot. ( if anyone caught the name transcribed in it can you PM me? ty)The house was twice owned by Episcopalian Diocese.. so maybe thats where it is from? I am tempted to call and ask actually.
after they returned "we" did ITC for a little while
I caught a few caps during ITC: First few are ?? nothing really decipherable.. but the last one.. wow I kinda like it.
ooooh do you see what i see???:
then they got out the Ouija. Let me tell you.. that was some of the most intense Ouija sessions I have ever witnessed. I hope Tim posts that portion of the night in vid format ( near deadtime early AM hours) so everyone can see it. Glad Buddie was in the car coz even he woulda been "scared".
I know a lot of you can't listen to that CD.. but it sure seems to fire up activity. And it seemed to also work during Ouija time. The messages came across pretty easily and there is a possibility of something in the walls or narrow place with in the one side of the Hotel.
( i found a site that investigated and found reference to them commenting on MANY doors that do NOT open and narrow narrow hallways way down in the belly of the building: HEREas well as info that the house took 50 men to remove paint and uncover sealed over fireplaces )After some of you went nite nite and missed the arrival of Larissa's and (forgive me for forgetting his name)her friend (and Pizza and a calzone):
but they are so in tune to each other the Ouija session went awesome ~~
**think having Larissa and Dan is going to be an AWESOME addition to the team. WELCOME !!!!!
***special thanks to Mr. Norene.. for excellent camera work tonite !!
On the 2nd to the last Cap I see a mouth and a nose.... and kinda looks like long blonde hair --
On the last cap -- Is that a woman on the left hand side of the screen?? Is that what you see?
Nice post BTW!! 😁
Posted : 02/03/2009 2:07 am
LG: yes, Hank is home (and sound asleep now, after being awake more than 36 hours straight for his test and then the investigation). He had an awesome time.
I want to say a special thank you to the community for making me feel so welcome my first time chatting with you all. I tuned in mostly to see my husband having the time of his life investigating, and ended up staying until the very end because I got so caught up in it all! So thank you all. I'm hooked now and will definitely be around!
Oh, and someone pointed out today that my screen name is a long one to type while chatting. A lot of my friends call me D (my first initial), so that will work here too! 😁
Posted : 02/03/2009 5:29 am
I thought I would bring this to interest 
Not sure what to make of it but I seen this fly across the room a few time's but everyone seemed to not notice it...What do you think it could be?
Posted : 02/03/2009 5:37 am
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