History Mystery Photo The Dalles Chronicle May 18, 2003 [Text Only] Our mystery for last week proved to be a stumper. None of our history sleuths came up with the correct answer. According to the caption on the picture, this depicts a house situated on a mound at Benton and Laughlin streets which was constructed in 1863 of sandstone quarried from a rimrock ledge to the south. It had 10 rooms, each with a fireplace, and Gothic windows. Colonel J.H. Neyce was the original owner, but lost the place due to bankruptcy. A succession of owners followed, including Henry Marlin, Robert Mays, Hugh Frazier, T.M. Gatch, J.O. Mack, J.M. Russell and H.W.Wells. During times when the house was unoccupied, there were tales of mysterious noises and other strange goings-on. The house finally succumbed to fire in 1905 when shingles from a nearby burning house set the roof ablaze. Though it's been gone nearly a century, while it was around, it was known variously as "The Mays Building," "The Old Stone House," "Neyce's Folly," and, of course, "The Haunted House." For queries regarding the picture, contact Rodger Nichols, 541-506-4603, fax: 541-298-1365 or e-mail rnichols@eaglenewspapers.com. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail