Cleveland Grays Armory Museum

Since 1837 when 118 brave men adopted the motto, "Semper Paratus," (Always Prepared) and where chartered in as an independent militia the Cleveland Grays and their friends have made history. From 1792 to 1903 state and federal law authorized independent militias, private volunteer groups that supplemented the official state militia, and served the community in all the ways that the National Guard does today. The Richardsonian Romanesque Revival-style Armory was built in 1893. Within its imposing walls the armory has also made history by hosting Cleveland's finest events and its people. Including the first concert by John Phillip Sousa and Cleveland's first Auto Show.

Paranormal Claims

• Running footsteps are heard when the building is empty.
• Footsteps are reported on the central staircase.
• Disembodied footsteps are heard on the upper floors.
• Doors reportedly open and close by themselves.
• Heavy doors are said to slam without warning.
• Some doors reportedly lock without anyone touching them.
• Faint voices are heard in empty rooms.
• Unexplained conversations are heard when only one person is present.
• A recorded voice appeared to say hello.
• Shadow figures are reported in the hallways.
• A human shaped shadow has been seen near the basement firing range.
• Apparitions of soldiers appear in old military uniforms.
• A gray uniformed soldier reportedly stepped through a ballroom wall.
• A uniformed man has been seen standing on the central staircase.
• Soldier apparitions are said to vanish when approached.
• The Woman in White has been seen near the piano.
• The woman in white is said to follow the piano when it is moved.
• A woman in white has reportedly been seen looking toward the cemetery.
• Lou is believed to walk behind people in the drill hall.
• Lou is said to continue checking and protecting the building.
• The scent of cherry vanilla pipe tobacco appears without a source.
• Visitors have reported feeling touched on the shoulder.
• One investigator reported being firmly grabbed or pinched.
• An exterminator reportedly felt someone breathe near him.
• A gray-green hand was reportedly seen pulling a door closed.
• A large potted plant reportedly shook and fell over.
• Painting supplies have reportedly been disturbed.
• Ceiling fans have reportedly moved when their power was off.
• Service flags reportedly fell from an office wall.
• Unexplained noises are heard in the basement.
• Shuffling footsteps are reported near the former firing range.
• Security alarms have activated when the building was empty.
• Bright objects and unexplained movement have appeared on security footage.
• Strange lights and mistlike shapes have appeared in photographs.
• Visitors occasionally report sudden cold areas.
• Some witnesses feel that they are being watched.
• Activity is sometimes described as playful rather than threatening.

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