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Just a block away from the
Temple of Music and Art in downtown Tucson, the Royal Elizabeth
is an 1878 Victorian adobe home in many ways quite similar to the
nearby El Presidio B&B. This home's odd combination of architectural
styles makes for a uniquely Southwestern-style inn. In classic 19th-century
Tucson fashion, the old home looks thoroughly unpretentious from
the outside, but inside you'll find beautiful woodwork and gorgeous
Victorian-era antique furnishings.
Guest rooms open off a large, high-ceilinged
central hall, which was a style commonplace in the old adobe homes
of this area. The immediate neighborhood isn't as attractive as
the El Presidio neighborhood surrounding the Tucson Museum of Art,
but the museum, and several good restaurants, are within walking
distance.
Built in 1878 as Tucson's frontier history
unfolded, this Victorian adobe mansion served as the fashionable
home of a prominent judge whose family members occupied it well
into their old age.
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Over
time the building fell into a sorry state, broken into tiny low income
apartments and rooms for rent. Ceilings were dropped from 15 feet or more
right down to eight feet to conserve heat, hiding, yet preserving, much
of its elegant past. When a Colorado home renovator saw this derelict
delight in 1998, it was love at first sight. In short order, a building
that local people viewed as a worthless pile of demolishable junk was
polished into one of the city's rarest gems.
Narrative
from Arizona sleeping with history
Judge
Blenman's ghost and presence are said to occupy the Sydney Marie Suite.
This regal 500 square foot, two-room suite was historically Judge Blenman's
law office. His apparition is more of a shadow and is most often spotted
at the private entrance to the patio that adjoins the room, although he
has also been seen, very briefly, in the grand main hall. He also turns
lights on and off in the suite and the main hall and occasionally visits
the Rose Room.
For
the most part, the ghost seems to be respectful of guests and seldom bothers
them. The majority of the sightings are experienced by the owners and
employees of the business.
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This
was a investigation with the 93.7 KRQ ghost patrol. The radio DJ's
and staff arrived late, allowing us to spend allot of time to check
out the building.
We
swept the building for unusual electromagnetic fields. We found
a rather interesting field of 8 milligauss in the Sydney marie suite
that appeared occasionally in the center of the room. Another smaller
field of 4 milligauss was located in the main hall near the front
door. This field completely vanished and we were not able to relocate
it.
We
then focused our attention on the Sydney Marie Suite. Photographers
took up positions around the room as team members looked for the
field that we found earlier. Whenever the field appeared, the photographers
took photos towards the center of the room.
The
high resolution photographs have "orb-like" phenomena
in them while the low resolution photos contained nothing.
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Photographs
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on the thumbnails to view the larger image
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The
most interesting photograph (thumbnailed at left) was taken in the
main hall just after we found an EM field of 4 milligauss near the
front door. Photographers moved about the hall taking photos, resulting
in this image.
There
is an unusual ray of light coming from the window of the door that
crosses over towards the right. Attempts to replicate this photo
were unsuccessful and we have not found any explanation on how this
"streak' of light could appear this way in a photo. |
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