Stay Overnight In The 284 Year-Old New Boston Inn, An Allegedly Haunted Spot In Massachusetts
By Melissa Mahoney|Published September 21, 2021
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Melissa Mahoney
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I'm an east coast girl living in a west coast world. I grew up in New England before moving to SoCal for several years. I then lived in NYC or a year before moving to AZ in 2009. I worked in the entertainment industry for many years of my adult life and have a deep love for photography, writing, and traveling around the U.S. as well as to far-flung locations around the world. Travel is my life and writing about it is a dream!
As local travel experts, we know what travelers are looking for when it comes to finding the perfect accommodations for their next trip. To compile our lists, we scour the internet to find properties with excellent ratings and reviews, desirable amenities, nearby attractions, and that something special that makes a destination worthy of traveling for.
We all choose certain accommodations for a variety of reasons. Some prefer staying someplace with a spa or other amenities to maximize relaxation while others choose a place based on a unique architectural or historical feature. And then there are those who actually want to stay somewhere haunted like the New Boston Inn located in Sandisfield, Massachusetts.
Built nearly 300 years ago in the year 1737, New Boston Inn is a landmark building in Sandisfield, Massachusetts. Its historical significance has landed it a coveted spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
As its history goes, a man by the name of Captain Daniel Brown ran New Boston as a tavern between 1743-1752. It became a central meeting place for the surrounding community. Between 1775-1789, it was then turned into a training ground for soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Like many other centuries-old buildings with long histories, New Boston Inn has seen its share of paranormal activity, mostly from a spirit called "Harriet." Harriet was a young woman who would come to the Berkshires with her wealthy family every summer in the early 1800s. One summer, she had a fling with a local farm boy who wanted to marry her. They went to ask her parents permission and they said no since he wasn't wealthy. The following year, she was to marry someone else who was.
As the wedding ceremony was being held in the ballroom upstairs at the New Boston Inn, the farm boy, who was still in love with her, found out and tried to stop the ceremony, wanting her to run away with him. However, the ceremony was over and she refused as she was now married. The broken-hearted farm boy then took out a pistol and shot her. She died but her spirit lives on at the Inn.
Since then, there have been reports of singing in the ballroom, footsteps coming down the hallway, and music boxes playing on their own. Harriet is a friendly ghost that the innkeepers like having around.
Additional ghostly activity at New Boston Inn has been documented by a couple of paranormal investigation TV shows, including Syfy's "Ghost Hunters."
Aside from Harriet and her ghostly activity, New Boston Inn offers wonderful accommodations as well as a tavern, restaurant, ballroom, gardens, parlor rooms, a porch, and more.
Throughout the Inn, there are seven guest rooms, four of which have been around since the 18th century. All rooms are decorated in period-style furnishings and feature a private bathroom.
New Boston Inn is a bed and breakfast. Breakfast features eggs, bacon, a variety of pastries, yogurt, fruit, and more served every morning at 9 a.m. Lunch and dinner are available onsite daily and on the weekends, guests can enjoy live music.
For a place filled with history and a bit of the paranormal, New Boston Inn is a wonderful bed and breakfast to stay!
Would you stay overnight at a place that’s known to be haunted? Have you stayed at the New Boston Inn yet? Let us know in the comments. For more information, visit the New Boston Inn website and Facebook page. To book your room at this haunted bed and breakfast, visit Airbnb.
If you love having paranormal experiences, you should also consider an overnight stay at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn located in Sudbury.
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