The story

Built in 1894 as the Preston School of Industry, this Romanesque Revival landmark in the Sierra Nevada foothills served as a reform school for juvenile offenders until 2011. The building's most significant reported apparition is Anna Corbin, a cook who was found murdered in the basement laundry room in 1950 — her case was never officially solved. The Preston Castle Foundation offers tours and overnight investigations of the building, which suffered significant fire damage in 2008.

What's reported here

Visitors and staff report seeing the apparition of Anna Corbin, hearing unexplained footsteps and voices, and experiencing cold spots, particularly near the basement laundry room.

History & background

Opened in 1894 as the Preston School of Industry, the institution served as a reform school for juvenile offenders for more than a century. Cook Anna Corbin was murdered in the basement in 1950, and the case remains officially unsolved.

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