Cary House Hotel
Placerville, California, United States
Hotel · local-legend
The Story
The Cary House's most familiar ghost is a former employee called Stan, whose turbulent death is part of the hotel's oral tradition. HauntBound describes guests hearing doorknobs turn and footsteps approach, only to find the corridor empty. Another recurring account concerns piano music audible from a particular point near the staircase, while other retellings add a disappearing cat or woman. A single secondary directory remains the principal detailed story source unless additional story evidence is listed. No paranormal claims are independently proven.
The Hauntings
The Cary House's most familiar ghost is a former employee called Stan, whose turbulent death is part of the hotel's oral tradition. HauntBound describes guests hearing doorknobs turn and footsteps approach, only to find the corridor empty. Another recurring account concerns piano music audible from a particular point near the staircase, while other retellings add a disappearing cat or woman. A single secondary directory remains the principal detailed story source unless additional story evidence is listed. No paranormal claims are independently proven.
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