The Rogers Hotel: Case # 032208

 

The Rogers Hotel is located in historic Waxahachie, Texas. The hotel is named after the town's founder, Emory W. Rogers, who originally built his home near the site of the hotel in 1847. In 1855, Mr. Rogers built a two-story hotel on the current hotel's site, but the original was destroyed in a fire in 1881. The Waxahachie Real Estate & Building Assn later constructed a second hotel in the same site. Another fire caught and destroyed the second hotel in 1911. In 1912, the present building was designed by C.D. Hill and was opened in early 1913.
There have been several reports of paranormal activity through out the time the hotel has been reopened. There are several stories as to who these spirits might be, which was given to the members of Tyler R.I.P. as part of a tour of the hotel.
We began our investigation around 1 am on March 22, 2008. The weather was clear and temperatures were in the mid 40s. Members were in the reportedly highly active room 409 as well as room 403. Audio and video work was done in both rooms. While investigating in the rooms, we noticed that the walls are very thin and it is very easy to hear others in the hotel. During an EVP session, there was a response of knocking. Unfortunately, this experience had to be discarded because it could not be determined if it was paranormal or another guest in the hotel. This was not captured on the audio from the room.
Audio work was also done in the basement area of the hotel. However, team members noticed that the basement was covered in several large power boxes, electrical wiring for the hotel and water pipes on the ceiling. This could contribute to the stories of how people get the feeling that they are being watched or the unexplainable noises that is heard while working in the basement area.
After a review of collected data, no evidence was recorded at this time. Further investigating would be required to determine if there is paranormal