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Heritage Park’s Prince House highlights list of historic Calgary haunts kelsey hipkin
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algary is not really known for its old architecture, but in some homes, it appears residents of old just won’t leave. While in the scheme of things Calgary is a fairly young city, it has no shortage of haunted sightings. At Heritage Park alone, nearly all of the buildings have been relocated to the park, and in a lot of them, their former residents have stayed on. “We put out a book and there’s pretty much (haunted) stories for everything,” said Barb Munro, communications specialist for Heritage Park. “There’s stories for a sighting in (Eugene Coste) Park, there’s stories for a sighting in (Prince) House, the train stations, the opera house and Airdrie House.” Prince House was built at 238 4th Avenue S.W., the home of Peter Anthony Prince, a millwright and lumberman who became the manager of the Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Company. The house remained in the Prince family until 1965 when the lumberman’s stepdaughter Nora passed away. In 1966, the home was taken apart in three sections, including the removal of more than 25,000 bricks and was reassembled in Heritage Park. Prince House is one of the more popular spots for haunted sightings in the city. “The stories that most people have about this house revolve around a woman,” explained Munro.
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Heritage Park’s Prince House was moved from its Eau Claire location in 1966. Sightings at the home include a woman changing a baby in one of the upstairs rooms.
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