Filed under: Famous Homes, Cool Homes
In 1892, a woman named Kate Morgan checked into the Hotel Del Coronado... and never checked out.THE STYLE: This beachfront hotel in Coronado, Calif., built in 1888 in the Queen Anne style, features Victorian-type turrets and towers, as well as striking red roofs. Its famous Crown Room features an Oregon sugar pine ceiling and crown-shaped chandeliers designed by L. Frank Baum, who wrote the Wizard of Oz books.
THE GHOST: The hotel's most infamous room once hosted Kate Morgan, a beautiful and mysterious woman who committed suicide while staying at the hotel in November 1892. Nearly a century and a quarter later, guests who stay in Kate's room still report paranormal activity, such as inexplicable breezes and noises, glasses suddenly breaking, or covers ripped off the bed in the night. The gift shop, established in 1888, is also a nexus of ghostly occurrences. Merchandise has been seen falling -- and in some cases, flying -- off the shelves.
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