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History

Property names

*Andrews Estate (1922-1935) *Hazelwood Sanitarium (1935-1942) *Clovis Avenue Sanitarium (1942-mid 1960s) *Clovis Nursing Home (mid 1960s-1992) *Andleberry Estate (1996-2007) *Wolfe Manor (2007–2014)

Private residence

The mansion was built in 1922 by Anthony Andriotti as a private residence, measuring 8,000 square feet, said to include a ballroom and five bedrooms, plus a swimming pool in the basement.

Sanitarium

In 1935 the mansion became the Hazelwood Sanitarium. In 1942 it became the Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, and in the 1950s it was licensed by the Department of Mental Hygiene. “In 1954 a hospital wing was added to the house where they treated mental disorders,” Campbell notes. In 1992 the Clovis Avenue Sanitarium was shut down.

Demolition

In 1996, local entrepreneur Todd Wolfe turned the property into a haunted attraction called “Scream If You Can”. Clovis city's Board of Appeals had declared the vacant house a nuisance and a danger after finding 22 building code violations in the house and surrounding property. In 2011, Clovis designated the house as "unsafe to occupy." The mansion was demolished on Saturday November 8, 2014.

Legends and ghost stories

According to ghost hunters, the location was haunted, and the building was featured on TV shows, such as '' Ghost Hunters'' and ''

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References

Clovis, California Reportedly haunted locations in California