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The Wolfe Manor (Originally known as the Andrews Estate, Later the Clovis Avenue Sanitarium) was a turn of the century mansion located in Clovis, California. Once located on Clovis Avenue, Wolfe Manor stood in all of its spooky, abandoned glory. Well known for being a haunted spot, Wolfe Manor was investigated by ghost hunters and mediums from around the country and was featured on “My Ghost Story,” “Ghost Hunters,” “Ghost Adventures,” and “Mystery Quest,” bringing national attention to Clovis. The Manor got its unwholesome reputation after years of being run and operated as a sanitarium and convalescent home where, at one point, death was a constant. Once in tatters, with broken windows boarded up by plywood and surrounded by a chain link fence,〔 the once opulent manor is now demolished. ==Beginnings== Italian immigrant, Anthony Andriotti, originally built the mansion in 1922 as a private residence. It is likely that the house was built from a Magnolia Sears Home Kit that was brought over by train. This is indeed a possibility as the mansion is located very near to where the trains used to run. The construction of the mansion took both time and money to complete without any help from modern technology and tools.〔 According to Historian, Terry Campbell, Anthony Andriotti, who later changed his name to "Anthony Andrews", built the lavish 8,000 square foot home in a desperate urge to “keep up with the Jones.” “There were murals on the ceiling and the basement had a swimming pool,” Campbell said. The mansion also included a magnificent ballroom and five bedrooms. The grandeur of the home proved to be beyond Andriotti’s means and he became financially decimated soon after breaking ground.〔 The newly built home was lost in 1926, only four years after its original construction. The Andriotti story ends even more sadly when, at the age of 36, he died of cirrhosis of the liver, due to what family members recall as his problem of “always being with the bottle,” Campbell found. His body was buried at The Holy Cross Cemetery off Belmont Street under his adopted name, Andrews.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wolfe Manor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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