The Barnhill Ghosts, Part 2

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.

Welcome to South Main Street, Phillipsburg, New Jersey!
  1. South Main Street, Phillipsburg, New Jersey Walking Tour
  2. Northampton "Free" Bridge
  3. Union Square
  4. Union Square Hotel
  5. The Apothecarium
  6. Bullman Street Stairway
  7. Phillipsburg Arts Building
  8. Elks Club Building
  9. Presbyterian Manse
  10. Stites and Lander Stewart Mansion
  11. 96-98 South Main St
  12. Dale Estate
  13. 118 South Main St
  14. Phillipsburg National Bank
  15. 129 South Main St
  16. 131 South Main St
  17. Skinner Building
  18. 165 South Main St
  19. Union Train Station
  20. Red Vandergrift "Black" Bridge
  21. Joe's Steak Shop
  22. Shappell Park
  23. Thanks for visiting South Main Street in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.