THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Nutt House Historic Hotel is associated with reports of ghostly activity dating back to its nineteenth-century history. Guests have described apparitions, phantom footsteps, mysterious voices, and unexplained noises during overnight stays. Several spirits are believed to remain connected to the historic hotel.
This 1893 limestone building has housed a hotel since the turn of the twentieth century, and was a home-style restaurant for several decades as well. The building is supposed to be haunted by the apparition of a woman in old-fashioned garb, who many believe is Mary Lou Watkins, a former owner and proprietor. According to guests and staff, she continues to run the business as she did prior to her death, and assumes the housekeeping duties to keep everything in order. The ghost has been known to open and close shutters overlooking the street, turn faucets on and off and slam the rear door of the establishment. If your looking for a haunted room in this old hotel, look no further than Room #004. Aptly named the Mary Lou Watkins Suite, guests staying the night here have reported sharp temperature drops, ghostly hands nudging them awake, strange noises and even the feeling of someone hopping into bed with them. In the upstairs hallway, even more paranormal activity has been reported, with visitors reportedly hearing the jangling of keys, disembodied footsteps, ghostly laughter and smelling pipe smoke. In recent years, recurring reports have suggested that the building is also graced with the spirit of a foreign woman and a ghostly kitten.