Roedde House Heritage Museum
The Roedde House Heritage Museum is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The house was built in 1893, with towers, balconies, chimneys, and large bay windows. Some believe that Francis M. Rattenbury, whom was the famous architect at the time, built the house. Gustav and Mathilda Roedde moved into the house with their six children not too long after the construction of the house was complete.
There was much joy in the house but this was also accompanied with tragedy. Anna Henrietta was the name of their first child, and she was tragically killed when she was five years- old after eating from wild berries.
After Anna’s death, Mathilda was charged with killing her own daughter. After court, Mathilda was found not guilty to the crime. A few years later in 1925, another child of the Roedde family, Anna Catherine, was killed one day while working at St. Paul’s Hospital. The day of Anna’s death, one of the other nurses had asked her to switch shifts and she agreed. One of the mental patients then mistook Anna for the other nurse, and stabbed her to death. As one walks through the rooms of the house, you feel that same one is watching over you, and you can still hear the activities of the family as if it was a normal day. Cold spots are frequent, and in some rooms the air feels occupied.
In the hallway, people can still smell the scent of spices from the days when Mathilda used to bake in the kitchen.
(Source: Cohen, Daniel. Hauntings and Horrors. 2002)
