THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The 1892 hotel now houses an old-fashioned restaurant, but the hauntings that have been plaguing the establishment since it was refurbished seem to have stayed behind.
The 1892 hotel now houses an old-fashioned restaurant, but the hauntings that have been plaguing the establishment since it was refurbished seem to have stayed behind. A recurring spirit appears to be the son of the original owner, Philip Koehring, who was murdered with a shotgun and dumped on a county road. Staff and diners have reported encountering a man in an old-fashioned suit in various parts of the building, whose presence is generally attributed to disembodied footsteps and a chair that moves by itself in the upstairs dining room. In the bar area, glasses have been thrown by unseen hands and lights have been known to turn on and off. The staircase is particularly haunted, and a child was reportedly terrified after he came across a dark entity hiding in a closet beneath the flight of steps. On the upper floor, banging is heard emanating from inside the walls, and a ghostly cat has been seen vanishing around corners. The Liberace Piano, almost a century old, is housed on this floor as well, and staff closing up late at night have reportedly heard a phantom playing an old tune until they go and investigate, when the music abruptly stops.