Hidden spirits in Hidden House?
Over the years, some people have reported mysterious singing at the Hidden House, 100 W. 13th St.
L.M. Hidden (left) was one of Vancouver’s early pioneers.
L.M. Hidden, who built the house, came to Vancouver from Vermont during the Civil War and was one of the city’s pioneers.
Beginning in 1864, he began farming and buying up land in the area. He started the county’s first trolley, dug the region’s first water system, helped organize the first county fair and assisted with the area’s first railroad. The family is probably best known for its brickyard, which opened in 1871.
The home is now a Greek restaurant.
The source behind the singing could be the ghost of Hidden’s daughter, Julie Hidden, who once liked to go door to door singing around town, said Brad Richardson of the Clark County Historical Museum.
Brad Richardson of the Clark County Historical Museum welcomes visitors to Hidden House, now a Greek restaurant, where some have reported hearing mysterious singing, doors locking by themselves and other strange occurrences.
(Photo by Greg Wahl-Stephens)
Some employees from other businesses that operated out of the home have reported hearing a ghostly greeting when they entered the house, Richardson said.
“They also said they’d come in and find doors locked or open, and sometimes they’d hear footsteps,” Richardson said.
