The historic Grapevine, Texas, home |
And
then there’s the 12 spirits in the barn.
The
winery began as a farm in 1871 when Dr. William E. Dorris moved to Texas from
Starkville, Miss. It passed through several hands before Patti Weatherman purchased
the L-plan farmhouse with clapboard siding, gabled roof, front porch and folk
Victorian stylings.
Storage units |
The
first time Bigbie had an encounter with Patti was arriving at the winery and
finding the built-in storage units — which are located up high — opened.
“We
came in the morning and all those units were opened and they were not easy to
open,” he said.
Patti
had kept her Christmas decorations in the units and once the staff removed them
and decorated the house, the phenomenum ceased.
Another
time Bigbie heard someone knocking at the front door but every time he appeared
at the threshold there was no one there. Finally, he came up to the door and
peered out, wondering to himself if it was Patti making mischief. At that
moment, the window blinds began to hum.
“I
promise you the minute I had that thought that shade starting shaking,” he
said.
People
who have visited the winery have reported feeling that the house was haunted.
Two guests even located Patti’s exact place of death in the kitchen. “The odds
of that happening just don’t compute at all,” Bigbie said.
But
the strangest part of this story is the barn. When the North Texas Paranormal
Society arrived to check out the property, according to Bigbie, they found 12
spirits in the upper levels of the barn. The current barn structure is not original
to the property. The previous barn was razed in 1975 but replaced in 2001 by a
structure that fits the 1800s footprint of the original barn. So far, no one
knows why a dozen members of the afterlife hang out there.
A
visit to Cross Timbers is anything but scary. The quaint home features a
tasting bar and gift shop. Group wine tastings and special events occur on the
grounds which include a gazebo and expansive patio. The gracious 200-year-old
on the property has become the image on wine bottles and the nearby shed was
the original carriage house that housed the first Model T Ford in Tarrant
County.
Cross
Timbers Winery is located at 805 N. Main St. in Grapevine. For information,
visit www.crosstimberswinery.com.
Haunted Deep South is written by travel writer Cheré Coen, author of Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana by The History Press. She writes the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series under the pen name of Cherie Claire.
Haunted Deep South is written by travel writer Cheré Coen, author of Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana by The History Press. She writes the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series under the pen name of Cherie Claire.
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