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Art Gallery of Ontario - The Grange
317 Dundas St W
Built: 1817
Haunted: unknown
History
Behind the gallery proper stands The Grange. Built in 1817, the city's oldest surviving brick house was originally the home of the Boulton family.
The Grange was willed to the Art Museum of Toronto in 1911 and fully restored in 1973 to reflect an 1830s look.
Hauntings
Staff have reported seeing phantom lights seen darting about, along with several apparitions of men and women.
The apparition of a man is know to haunt the staircase, while a man in a yellow velvet waistcoat is often seen walking through a wall where a doorway had once been.
A gaunt, shadowy figure has also been seen moving through the library.
Further Reading
Hockey Hall of Fame
30 Yonge St
Built: 1840s
Haunted: 1950s
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History
For over a century, from the 1847 to 1983, the building housed the Bank of Montreal.
Dorothy, a teller during the 1950s, took one one of the bank-revolvers to the upstairs women's washroom and shot herself in the head.
The Hockey Hall of Fame took over the building in 1993.
Hauntings
Staff of the bank reported an uncomfortable feeling in upstairs women's washroom, where lights would go on and off by themselves.
Securely locked doors were mysteriously found open, while various items simply went missing.
The sound of shrieking and moaning could be heard at night, along with footsteps on the stairs.
One apparition, that of a woman, was known to wander the areas between the offices and the vault.
Further Reading
Keg Mansion
515 Jarvis St
Built: 1853
Haunted: unknown
History
In 1853, Lord William McMaster (founder of McMaster University) built himself a mansion on Jarvis St.
Seven years later, he sold it to Hart Massey (founder of Massey Ferguson and Massey Hall). Other Masseys who lived in the house included Raymond Massey (actor) and Vincent Massey (Governor-General).
During the early half of the twentieth century, young Lillian Massey passed away. Soon after, one of the family maids hanged herself from the oval vestibule over the main foyer, presumably out of grief.
Since the Masseys moved on, the building has served as an art gallery, radio station, convalescent home, and a bar before becoming the Keg in 1976.
Hauntings
Two apparitions have been seen within the mansion. One is that of a grisly spectre, dangling from a noose above the oval vestibule in the main foyer. The other is
that of a small boy bounding up the staircase.
Sounds of laughter have been heard from the upper floors, along with the boisterous sounds of children playing.
Lights throughout the mansion have also been known to turn on and off by themselves.
Further Reading
Mackenzie House
82 Bond St
Built: 1850s
Haunted: 1956
History
The Mackenzie house was built in the early 1850s and purchased soon after by William Lyon Mackenzie - newspaper editor, leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion, and Toronto's First Mayor.
William Lyon Mackenzie died in the 2nd floor bedroom on August 29, 1861.
After being sold by the Mackenzie family, the house operated as a boarding house untit 1930s when it was slated for
demolition. Fortunately, a citizens group raised the money to purchase, renovate, and ultimately open it to the public in 1950.
Hauntings
Over the years, various caretakers have reported a number of mysterious apparitions. A small bald man in a frock-coat has been seen tanding in a 2nd floor bedroom.
A woman dressed in 19th century attire, with long hair, has been seen moving through the halls. Another female figure,
this one with long dark hair and a narrow face was once seen hanging like a shadow from behind the head of a bed.
One female apparition is said to have physically struck one of the caretakers, leaving her with a darkened, bloodshot eye.
Even the children of one caretaking family claimed to have been frightened by a lady in the bathroom.
The kitchen rocking chair is know to start rocking on its own, while plants have been watered overnight with mud left on curtains.
Strange sounds heard within the house include footsteps going up the stairs and heavy booted footsteps across the floor.
Shaking and rumbling has been heard from the basement, as if the old printing press were running (but which is locked off). The sound of
somebody banging on the keys of the piano has been heard, as has the sound of someone playing the same piano.
During rennovations, workers complained of having their tools moved at night and dropsheets pulled off of the printing press. One strange morning,
a hangman's noose was found dangling over the stairway.
Further Reading
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Haunted Ontario was first launched July 27th, 2000.
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