The abandoned Rispin Mansion, originally built in 1922 by a real-estate baron, is the centerpiece for many local legends and ghost stories. Once grand, it has been burned, graffitied, and left to fall to ruin.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- 1996 Wharf Road
Capitola, CA
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 36.97881458647264, -121.95718216891692
- County:
- Santa Cruz County, California
- Nearest Towns:
- Capitola, CA (0.3 mi.)
Soquel, CA (0.6 mi.)
Opal Cliffs, CA (1.3 mi.)
Live Oak, CA (1.3 mi.)
Seacliff, CA (2.3 mi.)
Twin Lakes, CA (2.4 mi.)
Aptos, CA (3.2 mi.)
Rio Del Mar, CA (3.2 mi.)
Santa Cruz, CA (4.1 mi.)
Pasatiempo, CA (4.2 mi.)
Contact Information
- Web:
- http://www.rispinmansion.com/
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Went with my cousin and our wife’s to check out the location and attempt to document what we’ve found. The place had a different vibe, one you could tell with a lot of history. We didn’t see anything or even hear anything, we searched the perimeter of the building and ventured inside taking photos. The only evidence captured was of an orb captured inside the fireplace.
how did you get in? i thought it was boarded up
Sadly orbs and abandoned buildings aren’t that rare, but they are often tied to paranormal, However; mostly with dusty areas the light from the flash of the camera can enhance in the photo thus creating what looks like a paranormal encounter. This particular picture is an amazing picture!
My son and I went there a few years ago after we watched one of the Halloween movies in the theater. We just went down to the gate and took some pictures. My son was on my right I believe taking pictures in a different direction, just as I was about to take a picture, I saw a glowing orange orb come over my left shoulder and go down the left side of the mansion and tun right and go behind it. I asked my son if he saw it and he didn’t. When we got home I was looking through my pictures and I caught the orb in a picture. I still have it and if you would like to see it I’ll leave my email.
Thanks, Jim
jimgeorgiana@live.com