Perfume and a presence Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Astorian (Oct. 30, 2008) reported that some visitors claim to smell flowery perfume in the room where Mrs. Flavel died. One visitor told staff she sensed "a female presence in the kitchen," and a former historical society director said she "saw" one of the daughters in a hallway. Source: The Astorian, 2008.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
George Flavel, a Columbia River bar pilot, built the house in 1885. After his death in 1893, his wife Mary Christina lived there with their daughters Nellie and Katie until her death. Katie died in 1910 and Nellie in 1933. The house was listed on the National Register in 1980, and the Clatsop County Historical Society owns and runs it (Wikipedia).
The Clatsop County Historical Society gives Mary Christina Boelling Flavel's dates as 1839–1928 (Clatsop County Historical Society).
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Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public It is run as a house museum by the Clatsop County Historical Society (Wikipedia). Hours unverified. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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