The Driskill Hotel is one of the most haunted buildings in Austin and one of the most haunted hotels in Texas; some believe that the reason 23 different owners have held the deed is because of how horrifying the hotel may seem. Colonel Jesse Driskill was a wealthy businessman who made his fortune selling longhorns. In 1885, he decided to change careers and construct the top-notch hotel in his favorite city, Austin, Texas. Driskill was forced to close the hotel in May 1887. According to family, he eventually lost the hotel in a game of poker in 1888 to his brother-in-law, Jim "Doc" Day, who became its second owner. An add-on was completed on the north end of the hotel in 1930 and the original 60 rooms were modified to each include its own bath.
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In her room one night before a show she laid out two dresses on her bed. Annie was unable to decide which to wear, so the singer decided to take a shower before her final decision. Nearly 45 minutes later, she stepped out of the bathroom all dolled up and ready to pick a dress, to her amazement she discovered only one dress left lying on her bed. The other was hung up neatly in the closet. Taking the recommendation from her guest, she wore the dress on the bed. The fascinating part is that her room was locked and she was the only one with a key, so no one would have been able to enter. Also, she was not yet down unpacking and the closet was completely empty except for the one dress the ghost did not approve …show more content…
For years the Driskell employees had closed the room and only used it for storage. The staff had bricked up the doorway leading into the bathroom due to one of the Austin urban legends known as the “suicide brides”. This legend is an allegation that the two women had committed suicide in that bathroom 20 years apart to the day. This is not confirmed by anyone for sure, although a woman is known to have ended her life on the 4th floor not the 5th. The exact history of room 525 may never be known, since all current staff members are
In her room one night before a show she laid out two dresses on her bed. Annie was unable to decide which to wear, so the singer decided to take a shower before her final decision. Nearly 45 minutes later, she stepped out of the bathroom all dolled up and ready to pick a dress, to her amazement she discovered only one dress left lying on her bed. The other was hung up neatly in the closet. Taking the recommendation from her guest, she wore the dress on the bed. The fascinating part is that her room was locked and she was the only one with a key, so no one would have been able to enter. Also, she was not yet down unpacking and the closet was completely empty except for the one dress the ghost did not approve …show more content…
For years the Driskell employees had closed the room and only used it for storage. The staff had bricked up the doorway leading into the bathroom due to one of the Austin urban legends known as the “suicide brides”. This legend is an allegation that the two women had committed suicide in that bathroom 20 years apart to the day. This is not confirmed by anyone for sure, although a woman is known to have ended her life on the 4th floor not the 5th. The exact history of room 525 may never be known, since all current staff members are