Anomalies in Bee Bennett Mansion
Bee-Bennet Mansion, now converted into Sequoia Restaurant, was a 16 room Victorian wonder, and is now the home of Sequoia Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet Center. Back in its days, in the early 1850s, Colonel Fredrick Bee was one of the first merchants to set up his business in Placerville. He ran the pony express in California and set up the Bee telegraph company. The first tragedy hit the Bee family when his 2 year old son died of croup.
Afterwards, the family moved out of the house and it passed on to many owners until in 1889, a judge renovated it and converted it into a 16 room mansion. The judge and his family lived there for many years, though tragedy struck them too. Their 3 year old son fell on the grand …show more content…
Different ghosts behave in different ways. Some ghosts are benevolent while others are malicious. The ghosts in the mansion were harmless, but very particular about code of conduct and behavior.
The spirits of Colonel Fredrick and Mrs. Bee have been spotted here. A former cook saw a solid, life-like couple appearing in the front porch swing dressed in crisp Victorian attire. They appeared to be enjoying the fresh air and the cook called out a hello and noticed the couple nodding back amicably. It was only some time later that it registered that there had not been any swing in the porch in the recent times. When she realized that she had actually seen ghosts, the cook was terrified.
It is not unusual for the ghosts of children to stay in the house where they grew up. What’s surprising is the presence of ghosts of adults who stay and keep an eye on the children. Sometimes the spirit of a small boy is also seen playing around, probably staying in the house he’d lived in and enjoyed. It is thought to be the ghost of Marcus Jr. who had a fatal fall down the stairs. Feeling guilty about not keeping better watch over him, his nanny hung herself to