When they were alive, the Barnhills lived in a small room on the second floor. Some say they never left. Even now, guests and employees have reported seeing the Barnhills on the premises. While Jeanette seems to haunt the second floor near her old room, Edwin’s ghost lingers in the basement.
Others have encountered a young girl looking for her mother. She says her name is Sara Elizabeth, and she tugs on their sleeves. Some glimpse the troubled prostitute who was strangled there, along with other shadowy figures in doorways. They hear footsteps and whistling in empty rooms and corridors. Dishes fly off shelves in the hotel kitchen. Sometimes, a mysterious blue light floats through an upstairs hallway.
The Barnhills’ hotel is no longer a troubled property. Even so, it’s still just as haunted as ever. Maybe that’s because Edwin and Jeanette, freed from their financial burdens, can finally enjoy the beautiful hotel they built.
Next location: Let's cross Woodland Boulevard and make our way north to Georgia Avenue. We'll turn east and pause at the Persimmon Hollow Brewing Company.
