Haunting of Gelston Castle WUTR special program
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- In 1999, local television station WUTR in Utica, NY produced a special program on "The Haunting of Henderson House," more commonly referred to today as Gelston Castle in the town of Warren in Herkimer County. Harriet Douglas Cruger (1790-1872) built the Scottish style castle in 1834 on the family's summer estate that would be cherished through the generations, including the Robinson's who married into the Roosevelt family (Corinne Roosevelt Robinson was the sister of President Theodore Roosevelt). They are buried in a private family cemetery on the property. All except Harriet, who wished to be buried here. Does her spirit still roam the estate she so loved? This may be one of the most haunted places in Herkimer County. Thank you to WUTR for giving us permission to present this program on our CZcams channel. It's a great historical documentary on the property. Local historians Garry Aney (town of Warren historian) and Kathy Hoke are interviewed.
I lived in the gatehouse in 1978-1979 with my family. My sister-in-law, S. Mahoney and her family lived in the Stonehouse(5:57), the small cottage shown in the video. We all toured the castle before it started to really deteriorate, and it was amazing. Some of the original furnishings were still there and even some cooking utensils were down in the "moat" hanging on the stone walls. My favorite room in the castle was the library with tall windows overlooking the valley.The back of the mansion overlooked the valley and there was a small waterfall and pond at the bottom of the cliff. An old road, long closed off, had an ornate iron gate barely visible from the road leading up the the property from the backside. We also visited the small cemetary on the property that was largely overgrown at the time, not too far from the small Stonehouse. My sister-in-law did see a woman's figure in one of the downstairs windows wearing a long, dark green dress, but supposed it was just a reflection of some sort that only lasted a few seconds. Our time there was short, and the Gatehouse was in need of desperate repair. We learned later that some monks from the monestary moved in and began repairs, but no further information was given to us. The caretakers, Bob and Olive Cristman, rented the place to all of us but said they were not responsible for any repairs and had no authority to do so. We were not told who owned the property at the time and it really didn't matter to us to persue it any further.The last I heard from the Cristmans was that a Russian musician purchased the entire property and "no trespassing" signs prevented us from visiting our old home again. As you may have noticed, my profile photo is a photo of the castle from an original postcard that my son now owns. My watercolor painting of the castle was given to the Herkimer County Historical Society by my daughter, B. Stewart, of Ilion, NY a few years ago. I honestly don't know if they still have it, but I hope they do. Thank you for this video. I greatly enjoyed watching it and hope the history of this once beautiful place is never forgotten.
I was inside several times in the 70s. Extraordinary furnishings. There was a large ship that hung over the dining table that lit up.
It's sad they had to knock it down. I stayed there as a child,and was visited by Harriett during the night.
I use to work at the Mansion at night s see it all and hear it all .By the Henderson house is most scary part of the property .
We walked back there once as kids, rough shape then. This was the 90s
I think Galina's Vishnevskaya spirit is the one hanging out now... She was the famous Russian Opera singer the owner was married to. I stayed there once, and her spirit spoke to me.
Do they show people up to see the castle?