The History of Deane House
The Deane House was built in 1906 as the official residence for the Superintendent of the Royal North West Mounted Police, Richard Burton Deane. It was originally located on the corner of 9 Ave. and 6 Street S.E. In 1929, the Deane house was moved to its present location and became a boarding house for several decades up until 1973. The Deane House has in recent years the house has a growing reputation as being the most haunted house in Canada
During its time as a boarding lodge, there was a number of unusual deaths, a man was fatally wounded after falling down the staircase, a young woman jumping to her death from the second story window and a man was gunned down on the porch. In 1933, a father and son were residents at the Deane House, the boy was epileptic and because of his illness was rejected by his peers and bullied. The son suffering from depression committed suicide in the attic.
There are two well documented deaths that occurred in more recent years, these are the murder/suicide deaths of Irma and Roderick Umperville in 1952. Mrs. Umperville was repeatedly stabbed and strangled by her husband, who then committed suicide, all this was done in front of there two young children. This tragedy took place in the apartment that used to be Superintendent Deane's main floor office. This apartment is also where a previous owner, Alex Brotherton, lived and died of natural causes.
In 1973, the house became host to a gallery and a studio for local artists and finally, in 1978, was designated a "Registered Provincial Historic Site". The first reports of strange and paranormal occurrences at the house came in the late 1970's and early 1980's, when it was used as studio space for artists. Today the Deane house, remains a part of Fort Calgary as well as a restaurant.
The Calgary Association of Paranormal Investigations deems the Deane House as definitively haunted, due to a series of random and unexplainable events, sounds, and occurrences. Many of the serving staff claim to have experienced some form of paranormal activity during their time at the Deane House. Some recall hearing laughter in the front foyer, however upon investigation no one is there.
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