Mary’s House
This house, is haunted by two apparitions–Mary and her son. Sometimes Mary has been reported to be very nice; she teaches children nursery rhymes and reads them bed time stories. Other times, however, Mary is said to be very evil; she has set the house on fire at least four times. Once, she ripped a cat from a little girl’s arms and threw it down the hallway. Also in this house is one room that is freezing cold all the time. There have been reports of doors opening and closing by themselves, objects moving around, and television and radio stations changing alone.
where does her son come in???
Comment by Exene | 10.9.2005 | 4:53 pm
i want to go there how do i get there
Comment by johan | 10.10.2005 | 1:01 pm
that is scary shat!
Comment by BettyE. | 10.26.2005 | 2:10 pm
Very vague story. No real substance to it. Sounds made up. Where, when and other facts left out. Could be anything.
Comment by RobertaD | 10.28.2005 | 3:56 pm
Has anyone heard a story about a Dr. that used to work at Sheppard Pratt back in the 60’s or 70’s, that took 3 of his patients back to his house on Sweet Air Rd. just off Jarrettsville Pike, and murdered them, his wife and two kids?
Comment by Taryn | 11.1.2005 | 7:46 pm
Any chance to get the address OR the corner & a description of the house? Someone else told me of a hauntetd house in San Jose but
didn’t know the address.
Thank You, Rita
Comment by Rita | 11.15.2005 | 7:17 pm
Where does the son come in and why do the people still live there if she has set fire to the house 4 times and terrorised the children
Comment by penny | 01.17.2006 | 12:17 pm
I would like to go and see this hous for myself.Why do these people still lived there?And has anyone been hurt from these fires?Does the son haunt the house to?
Comment by Ada | 02.14.2006 | 9:10 pm
i been inthis hou
Comment by ciandace | 02.25.2006 | 11:46 pm
liar they are no ghost
Comment by james | 03.3.2006 | 6:43 pm
i saw a ghost at manchester apartment
Comment by james | 03.3.2006 | 6:44 pm
in to thenext one they were not able to kill the killer so did you found out who kill them
Comment by james | 03.3.2006 | 6:46 pm
i would love to see it myself if it true or not
Comment by james | 03.3.2006 | 6:47 pm
is it real or not i want to see the house
Comment by gay | 03.3.2006 | 6:48 pm
well this story is the ****. of lies because if the lady burned the house 4 TIMES why is the house still there???????? GREAT MYSTERY UH!!!!!!!!
Comment by laura | 03.15.2006 | 10:16 pm
When she burned the house did someone re-build it or was made out of bricks???
Comment by joeann | 03.26.2006 | 6:15 pm
are there any addresses?
Comment by adrian | 04.6.2006 | 1:45 am
This don’t even sound true…sound made up…and where is her son?…and why would anyone live in a house that got burnt down four times..?
Comment by kelly | 05.17.2006 | 10:54 pm
That was the most dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s something my little 6 yr old bro would tell me.
Comment by J-Bird | 07.27.2006 | 5:54 pm
Very Good!
Comment by Leandro | 08.7.2006 | 10:52 am
I really want to go can you tell me how to get there?
Comment by shannon | 08.31.2006 | 3:19 pm
hey if there you dont believe in the ghosts then shut up
but i believe in demons and you can all say im crazy but i think there is the spirit of some woman that might have been possesed by some sort of evil and did all that because i have personally seen things happen to people including my dad who is now in jail, because one day he was fine the next he attacked me and I HAVE SEEN “GHOSTS”!!!! if thats wat you want to call them
Comment by jacob purves | 09.3.2006 | 11:42 pm
where in San Jose is it at??? I really wanna fo there
Comment by Fatima | 09.4.2006 | 8:31 pm
i think thats cool imma go meet mary…!!
Comment by bri | 09.15.2006 | 12:04 pm
this story sucks balls
Comment by horror_bitch | 10.2.2006 | 11:46 pm
i know these people they live in my neighborhood and you know they are very sound in their own state of mind let me tell you though why mary is there a long time ago during the the early 1920’s there lived a young girl and her son she was married to a wealthy farm owner and one night an intruder came in grabbed mary out of her bed and drug her son down to the floor and exicuted them both he was never found but i was told by her that in the community itself lives the desendents of the man who has commited the murder and mary lays unrested until the desendent is put in jail she gets hostile because she feels the children are not behaving as she sees fit
Comment by dorothy C. | 10.3.2006 | 1:25 am
the residence in the alum rock community thats all im saying for the privacy of the family please just leave them alone
Comment by dorothy C. | 10.3.2006 | 1:27 am
what does her son do in that house, but that is pretty scary i would piss in my pants
Comment by janet | 10.6.2006 | 1:00 am
where is this marys house located
Comment by debbie | 10.18.2006 | 12:33 am
this story sounds fake but i will only belive it till i go and check it out
Comment by cheli | 10.29.2006 | 4:09 pm
Is this really true?Is this why she’s mean and evil
Comment by liz | 11.10.2006 | 4:55 pm
I wanna goto the house and bend Mary over and give here my big shaft of life while here son watches.
Comment by mike | 11.13.2006 | 6:54 pm
Hay everyone lighten up, geeze…(LoL)Weather true or not, it’s all in fun.Anyways, Im surprised noone has mentioned Heller Park in San Jose. I’ve heard but can’t confirm of a young teen girl who drowned there that is suppose to haunt the lake .A friend of mine who worked there told me about some really weird **** told by other employee’s (example:when the park was closed, a park officer, on patrol, saw a girl sitting on the bench starring at the lake, when he got closer,she was gone). However, he said they want to keep it quiet for fear they may lose thier job.
Comment by Neon | 11.19.2006 | 4:44 pm
Once I was playing hide and go seek I was looking for my friend and i heard a giggle behind a tree. so i went to check behind it and no one was behind it. I couldn’t find him but a few days later I found him with broses every where. My freind also said that he found a half-head doll on a couch and when he turned around he heard a giggle coming from the doll.
Comment by Adrian Montejo | 12.16.2006 | 12:59 pm
COCKBITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess the doll is just still working
Comment by Stacey | 12.27.2006 | 2:49 pm
WHAT?!i don get this whole thing..if she has burned down the house four diffrent times then why is it still up and standing?is it made out of bricks?re-built?whats the deal.
Comment by Jennea | 12.29.2006 | 12:24 am
i dont get this whole thing..if she has burned down the house four diffrent times then why is it still up and standing?is it made out of bricks?re-built?whats the deal.
Comment by Jennea | 12.29.2006 | 12:25 am
what’s the address???
Comment by Amanda | 01.7.2007 | 3:45 pm
there have bene mysterios hauntings but this is the worst ive seen
Comment by andre | 02.11.2007 | 12:13 am
yo yo yo. im a gangstaaaa im a strait up G. do u believe in ghosts lyke me? i think dat dey be BALLINNNNNNNNN =D
Comment by your mom | 02.18.2007 | 5:37 pm
I did not read that the house was actually burnt down, that she had just set fires. I use to live in a house in L.A. in the 70’s that was definately haunted. Me and my family saw ghosts at diffrent times, and heard things. I saw a ghost wearing a morse the cat t-shirt walk through my bedroom wall. One time me and my 3 sisters saw a ghostly figure of a lady dressed like a queen standing over my one sister with a knife. Another time there was a lady in black leather standing over one of my other sisters with a gun pointed at her. I often had a ghost of a cat we had that was killed curl up by my face and start purring. Where we lived there was an appartment complex on one side of us and then houses from ours down the street. I had a friend that lived in the appartments tell me that she say someone burring a baby in our backyard. We always heard strange noises, and weird things happend. My brother went back years later and said the house was no longer there. I can’t remember the exact address, I think it was 2461 N Jackson St., Rosemead, CA. I heard many strage explainations for the house being haunted. Everything from it was over an old Indian graveyard, to the fact that our neighbor was a witch. All I know is that house scared the **** out of me. I was glad when we moved.
Comment by Lilee | 02.19.2007 | 8:30 pm
does anyone know anything about the house on hellyer st. in san jose? the on on the corner of senter and hellyer. supposedly it is really really haunted. it’s been on the real estate market for over 4 yrs or something now and no one wants to buy it. every time someone tries to buy it or go see it they get scared off by these “ghosts” that lives there…..if anyone knows the history or where i can look for the history of the house please let me know…thank you
Comment by tina | 03.7.2007 | 6:12 am
btw here’s my email address …if u have more info on that house…. tinasyco@yahoo.com….and no retarded or false info PLEASEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! thank you
Comment by tina | 03.7.2007 | 6:46 am
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~W.C.~
Comment by Wild Child | 03.24.2007 | 4:55 pm
Hey, i love this story and i really want to go to that house.
Comment by shummy | 07.7.2007 | 8:19 pm
I just think this is cool and i might just give it a try.
Comment by zaara | 07.7.2007 | 8:21 pm
I have just recently heard about Marys house, but didnt know where in San jose.I do live in the Alum Rock community where Dorothy C. says its at.But i do know that there is alot of haunted houses in San jose, especially in and around the Alum Rock area, like around capitol ave next to the calvery cemetary, story road, up along Alum Rock area and down-town San jose like 8th street, 24th st, julian,and around 16th st etc… I wouldnt disturb the family that lives at Marys house but im just curiouse about where its at. As sor Tina wanting to know about the haunted house at Hellyer st and Senter rd it probably is, i wonder if its that very old house by Happy hollow park. To find out about the history about a particular place, go to the county building at the hall of records maybe you will find something about it there.
Comment by Susan | 07.14.2007 | 9:45 pm
Sussan,
How to get into the link check for the historys? The address is 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA, can you find out and let us know. Thank you.
Comment by Sam | 07.23.2007 | 2:36 am
Anyone knew about this home history please share with us, 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA conner of senter road. Thank you
Comment by phuc u | 07.24.2007 | 2:11 am
Anyone knew about this home history please share with us, the address is 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA conner of senter road. Thank you
Comment by phuc u | 07.24.2007 | 2:11 am
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Comment by f-you | 07.24.2007 | 2:13 am
what about quimby road 2296 area, i hear from some said it is a lot haunter story too
Comment by near you | 07.24.2007 | 2:17 am
yeah! we hear about that too near san jose 229x quimby road
Comment by sjca | 07.24.2007 | 2:24 am
if any one check please share for ……
Comment by sjca | 07.24.2007 | 2:25 am
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Comment by jANAE | 07.28.2007 | 3:07 pm
I would like to have the physical address to visit “Mary’s House” I live near San Jose, and am a big time paranormal buff.
thanks
Comment by larry cress | 08.17.2007 | 2:18 am
I went by that hellyer house. I even went up to the door, there was a note with some racial remarks on it and next thing I knew the alarm went off and I ran for it. A few weeks later there were some workers there building a fence around it. That was at least 3 years ago.
Comment by molly | 08.18.2007 | 10:35 pm
if some1 knows where this place is plz e-mail me i will be really grateful.
Comment by Jeremy Walker | 08.21.2007 | 10:56 pm
my e-mail is kingdomh105@yahoo.com
Comment by Jeremy Walker | 08.21.2007 | 11:05 pm
Man, people here are weird and confused about Mary’s house. Here is the facts about the house at first from hear say. Before San Jose being what it is today in the early 1900’s it was mostly farmland. There were a couple of farmland communities during those hay days and a small school. The story goes that she did had a son and was a teacher of some sort. Apperently she went emotionally and psychologically insane. She burnt the house several times but the house was never completely burned to the ground. There were several reconstruction of the house on the same land. I dont know what happened to her and her son but from what I heard both died that house and it still exist with several reconstructions and remodeling. The house from the outside is kept up and cleaned by the current owner. No one lives in the house until today and it has been in the market for some years now, never bought nor rented. The present owner currently lives not too far from the haunted house and I will not mention where they live but they are not too far away. How do I know about this? Well I have a brother whose fiance lived in the area all her life and I have passed that house numerous times. I also hear that when it comes to Holloween the kids who know the story of the house stay away and for their protection the owner has build a gate to prevent people from entering the premises.
Comment by jay | 09.10.2007 | 4:24 am
Alot of the old houses in San Jose are reported to be haunted. I grew up there. We lived in an old Victorian style house on North Fifth Street most of my childhood. I also lived for a short time in the Alum Rock area.
What’s sad is now my old childhood home has been turned into college dorms now. There were several incidents that happened when I was about 13 or 14. One was (I remeber it clearly because I had to clean it up!) I came home from school one day and found the entire contents of the fridge had been spilled all over the kitchen floor. Including a huge jar of honey. Thing is, we were poor, and couldn’t afford honey. My father assumed one of us kids did it, but to this DAY none of us know who did this, we wouldn’t have because we knew we’d have to clean it up! And back in the late 60’s, we didn’t have all the cool cleaning products we have now.
There are a lot of haunted house stories running around San Jose, just by virtue of there being so many old houses.
Comment by Stone Woman | 10.15.2007 | 10:37 pm
The toys r us is on El Camino and Sunnyvale-Saratoga road and the last known Chuck E Cheese on Tully and 101 is haunted to…..But if you really want to feel some freaky stuff my apt in San leandro is very weird stuff that you just had in your hand suddenly shows up missing and reappears days later in places you’ve looked thru 10 times before….We’ve laid down coats by the door to run back and get something only to find our coats have been hung up again in the closet in the back of the apt our T.V remote has suddenly gone missing and shown up in the bathroom hours later and our friend has actually had someone talk to him while he’s half asleep and when he jumps up to see who’s there he’s seen a 3 foot tall black shadow running away from him to the back room and slamming the closet doors and our cats stare at the walls and suddenly chase things that aren’t there
Comment by Jim | 10.16.2007 | 5:28 pm
Hey. I live in San Jose and I was just wondering if anyone had heard of Marsh Road? It’s in Milpitas. I know its somewhere in the hills. I went there this year. But it was dark so I can’t give too much direction. I heard that a girl was killed, maybe raped, and her body was put under a bridge and a kid from Piedmont Hills, I think, was showing kids the body for money. Damn, it was creepy as hell being right there next to the bridge looking at where her body was. They made a film on it. Somthing like Milpitas Monster. Anyone know?
Comment by Sarah | 11.1.2007 | 8:16 pm
Funny that I ran across this site today. I was actually bored last night and a couple of friends and I went to this haunted road called “Hicks Road”.. nothing special, just a very creepy road filled with albinos and supposedly a huge stone with a door on it. The doorway to “Hell”. Anyway, we ended up at Mary’s house and didn’t see anything weird, except it looks like the house is maintained well from the outside, but the paint job is horrible as if they did it in a hurry in a days work to cover something up. You can still see burn marks on the side of the fence facing Senter Road. Also, the black gate around the house has no there to enter except one in front of the driveway which seems to be stuck. I can’t recall the address, but its 53xx something, its right on the corner of Senter road and Hellyer Ave. Next to a bus stop and across from a church i believe, its a really nice house with a black gate and some huge red rocks on front of the house. Hope this information helps
Comment by JAMES | 11.5.2007 | 5:47 pm
hey what are you guys talking about i am mary and if you guys comment back then nice to meet you
Comment by mary | 11.7.2007 | 7:47 pm
hhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeellllllllllllooooooooooooo
you stupid people do not go to my house or i will haunt you people you get thst nah nah just joking hi my name is mary anyways oh hey is anyone here a christian please someone say yes cause i am one and may God be with you always yea member peace love unity
Comment by mary | 11.7.2007 | 9:38 pm
tina you egg!!!! hahahahahahah why ant you guys commenting me back ayes you snobs oh hey tina do you want to go out with my brother nah nah i was just joking do you know that he is a twin yea i have 2 twin brothers so yea he si too good for you, you stupid girl c yah muwah muwah
Comment by mary | 11.8.2007 | 9:39 pm
I dont like mary! why did she throw the poor little kitty! THAT WASNT NICE AT ALLLL! WHAT DOES THE kitty have to do with this.i think this sucksssss
Comment by name 142 | 11.11.2007 | 5:04 pm
hey stupid people were did 1 of you delete my comments that i wrote before hah HAH you better tell me cause you do not want to know who this is speaking here well i am waiting….. thats is i am mary from the haunted house i am going to haint you all hahaha…lol!!!!! ttttttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaa i am coming for you first but this only going to happen at night hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! see you tonight………. lol! bye bye tina
mary*
Comment by mary | 11.11.2007 | 7:41 pm
There was a woman when I was growing up in Santa Clara that everyone called “Crazy Mary.” She used to walk around the streets with a little dog and yell at the top of her lungs cussing and shaking her fist at people and chasing cars. The rumored story that went around is that she was pulled into a car when she was a teenager and that a bunch of guys did bad things to her.
Comment by Star | 11.17.2007 | 11:38 pm
P.S. Yes, I remember the “Marsh Road” story being reported in the SJ Mercury and on the news from when it happened - it’s a true one. Happened sometime back in the late ’70s or ’80s, I think.
Comment by Star | 11.17.2007 | 11:41 pm
is there any chance that i can get an address or street name.
Comment by justin | 11.20.2007 | 10:35 pm
I pass by Mary’s House lots of times and I have to say I can’t help but feel a sense of haunted-ness. But at the same time the house looks PERFECT. The lawn is kept up with, the lawn boulders looked perfectly aligned, windows no smudges, and driveway no oil spills or spots. I know the house has been off the market many many years, but its still in such a mint condition. Another weird thing is I grew up not so far from the neighborhood and heard that a pregnant Asian woman had hung herself in there due to the fact she ain’t wanting to keep the baby (peace be upon them). This was what I was told by many people that knew her supposibbly. Now everytime I drive on Senter Road I can’t help but say a prayer or two for the spirits in that house.
Comment by Pheap Set | 11.24.2007 | 12:34 am
aww the poor cat wot a bitchy ghost who wud throw a poor lil cat down a hall way???!!!
Comment by Tasha | 12.20.2007 | 4:13 pm
OK PEOPLE LET ME TELL YOU THAT I LIVE NEAR THIS HOUSE AND I REALLY THINK THIS HOUSE IS HUNTED… LET ME TELL YOU WHY… EVERY TIME I GO TO CHURCH I HAVE TO PASS THROUGHT THIS HOUSE, AND IT’S DARK BY THE TIME I GO TO CHURCH. AT THAT TIME ALL THE LIGHTS OF THIS HOUSE ARE OFF, AND WHEN I COME BACK HOME ONE OF THE LIGHTS OF THIS HUNTED HOUSE IS ONE. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS, ONLY SOMETIMES I SEE THIS LIGHT ON. I THINK THAT THIS IS THE ROOM THAT’S ALWAYS FREEZING COLD, AND THIS ROOM IS FACING SENTER ROAD. MY SISTER HAS HEARD THE HOUSE ALARM ON LIKE TWO OR THREE TIMES NOW. SO WHO CAN BE PAYING FOR A HOUSE ALARM IF NOBODY LIVES THERE..???? LAST WEEK MY MOM WAS COMMING HOME AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE SAW THE LIGHT OF THE GARAGE ON… WHO CAN BE TURNING THE LIGHTS ON IF NOBODY LIVES THERE..???? FREAKY HUH…??????
Comment by Maria Torres | 12.27.2007 | 2:58 pm
i love the story of the house.i never been there but heard the story that the women kept on building on here house.
Comment by haylee | 12.29.2007 | 10:43 pm
Folks:
You can look up
553 hellyer ave san jose ca
(on google etc).
I don’t get much, just
http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070831002541AAM4HKh
My (asian) wife keeps telling me that from her network that they all really believe that there is something “wrong” or “evil” or haunted about this place.
I’ve driven by a few times - in the day time - and don’t see anything unusual.
And of course, I’m a plain old white guy, and don’t believe in ghosts.
So soon I’m going to camp out there for a weekend and prove to her that this is all bull-****!
- doogles
Comment by doogles | 01.30.2008 | 12:27 am
her son has nothing to do with the story!
Comment by jessa&nessa | 02.29.2008 | 11:54 am
I heard these stories from third party. The house on
hellyer has a really active haunt. People write to
your tv network. They might conduct an investigation
and air it on tv.
This house was rented more than once. The tenant would have their clothes thrown out the door. At night
when they go to sleep,they would find themselve in the garage in the Morning.
This house is well known in the community. scaryyyyyystufffff……
Comment by Antny | 03.29.2008 | 12:54 am
Hey guys let me tell you something. I, have never heard of this mary story untill now, but let me tell hauntings do exist. What’s really wierd about it is hauntings only happen to certain people. My family and I are some of those people. Ever since I was a young girl I’ve had to deal with these hauntings or demons what ever they may be. Just three nights ago I was being harrassed by one of these enities. Every time I tried to sleep I, would hear a loud bang or stomp on the floor, and every time I, would search the house to find every-one asleep in the same positions. I know that these things grow strength from fear, so I try to maintain my cool. The last draw that night was I closed my bedroom door only to have it swong open and see a dark shadow run by. So believe me there are hauntings and I live in San Jose’s Berryessa area.
Comment by Roseanne | 05.8.2008 | 10:44 pm
I think this is so kooland crazy were do i go to get there!!!!!!!!!!!
Micah!!!
Comment by micah | 05.16.2008 | 3:57 pm
The house which some of you said was on 553 Hellyer Ave is actually own by a Vietnamese name. He’s owned that house since March 31, 1989 according to Accessor Office. However, I never anybody leave or enter the house; the garage door was closed all the time. I’ve heard the rumor said the house is now donated to Santa Clara County but it should transfer the deed too.
Comment by Gabriel | 05.25.2008 | 9:50 pm
i really have to say that this story is pretty creepy.
Comment by erin | 06.12.2008 | 5:43 pm
This house is located in San Jose california its pretty scary cause there are parking blocks, blocking the driveway and there are 3 stones placed in a way that looks kinda sometime of voodooish stuff its pretty scary cause i have lived around here for sometime and that house was never on sale or anything or ever seen anyone near it the adreess is CA, San Jose 553 Hellyer Ave 95111
Comment by Irvin UAHC | 06.29.2008 | 9:47 pm
The house is NOT haunted.
I live in San Jose. It is NOT haunted. The teens who live there, “submitted” their house, just to be on this website and get some drama. Please, it’s NOT haunted. It’s just a HOAX.
Comment by PINK | 07.11.2008 | 4:01 pm
True.
This is a HOAX.
Comment by Debra | 07.11.2008 | 4:05 pm
It is true. Mary’s House is certainly not haunted as everyone seems to think. The people who live there made this story up to get publicity.
Comment by Lee | 07.21.2008 | 4:50 pm
that was so scary =o
Comment by cynthia | 07.24.2008 | 11:15 pm
okay i need some help. if anyone lives in san jose, and knows about a junior high school that is haunted, please reply to this message.VERY IMPORTANT!!
Comment by thisgirlbelives | 08.6.2008 | 9:58 pm