![]() ![]() He named it the Don CeSar after a character from the opera. Pete Beach), he designed it with Lucinda in mind. Petersburg (in an area eventually renamed St. When he constructed a fabulous hotel in St. He eventually married another woman, but he never forgot his first love. Rowe returned to America and became wealthy. Rowe was not what they wanted for their daughter. The fly in the ointment was Lucinda’s parents. They dreamed of spending their lives together in a pink castle by the sea. ![]() She, in turn, loved the dashing American. He fell madly in love with the young Spanish singer, Lucinda, who was the female lead. One night, he attended a showing of his favorite opera, Maritana. Thomas Rowe was an orphan whose Irish grandfather sent him to England to be educated. The ghost story at the Don CeSar Hotel grew out of an ill-fated romance. Outside of the Don CeSar hotelPhoto credit: Kathleen Walls 2. Maybe Flagler is still enjoying the hotel he whisked away from a competitor. Sometimes guests see a man in period clothing in the lobby who vanishes when they get near him. ![]() Others spotted a man in the Henry Flagler Suite when the room was unoccupied. People have seen a woman wearing a green dress walking around the hotel. Guests hear voices when no one is around, phantom footprints appear on the carpet like someone is walking on it, and furniture moves mysteriously. It’s one of the most beautiful hotels in the city - and the most haunted. Today, it operates at the Casa Monica Resort & Spa. In the 1960s, it was converted to the city hall and offices, but in 1999, it again became the Casa Monica Hotel. Flagler had no problem getting the hotel furnished on time, and did well with it. Smith sold the hotel to Flagler for pennies on the dollar. However, for his grand opening, Smith had the hotel’s furniture shipped on Flagler’s railroad. Smith, one of oil and rail tycoon Henry Flagler’s former business associates, wanted to get his share of the northern money Flagler’s railroad was bringing to St. Augustine has a hotel with some distinguished ghosts.īoston self-taught architect Franklin W. Augustine, FloridaĪs one of America’s most haunted cities, it’s only natural that St. Lobby of Casa MonicaPhoto credit: Kathleen Walls 1. ![]()
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