Wolfe Manor


The Wolfe Manor was a turn of the century mansion located in Clovis, California.
The manor was once a private residence and then a sanitarium. Then owned by Todd Wolfe whom turned it into a haunted attraction for a few years before the city closed it down. Todd still owned the property and tried for years to turn it into a bed and breakfast. Though sadly his dream never came to fruition. The city, then claiming it was an "eyesore", and brought the surrounding property value down. After not being able to fulfill his plans, the city decided in 2014 to have it demolished. Wolfe Manor was rumored to be haunted has been featured on “My Ghost Story,” “Ghost Hunters,” “Ghost Adventures,” "The Dead Files" and “Mystery Quest.”

History

Property names

The mansion was built in 1902 by Anthony Andriotti as a private residence, measuring 8,000 square feet, said to include a ballroom and five bedrooms, plus a swimming pool in the basement.

Sanitarium

In 1935 the mansion became the Hazelwood Sanitarium. In 1942 it became the Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, and in the 1950s it was licensed by the Department of Mental Hygiene. “In 1954 a hospital wing was added to the house where they treated mental disorders,” Campbell notes. In 1992 the Clovis Avenue Sanitarium was shut down.

Demolition

In 1996, local entrepreneur Todd Wolfe turned the property into a haunted attraction called “Scream If You Can”. Clovis city's Board of Appeals had declared the vacant house a nuisance and a danger after finding 22 building code violations in the house and surrounding property. In 2011, Clovis designated the house as "unsafe to occupy." The mansion was demolished on Saturday November 8, 2014.

Legends and ghost stories

According to ghost hunters, the location was haunted, and the building was featured on TV shows, such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

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