Given that I've worked in the hotel/lodging industry for over 6 years now, I enjoy studying up and learning about hotels around the world, especially those classified as historic and/or haunted. (I am, after all, a history junkie!)
I thought it'd be fun to spotlight various historic hotels over the next few weeks as we draw closer to Halloween.
We begin this spooktacular series on historic hotels with the Admiral Fell Inn, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Fell family, Quakers from Lancaster, England, founded Fell's Point in 1730, and developed it into a shipbuilding center and busy deep-water seaport for exporting and importing. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Fell's Point was humming with exports of Maryland tobacco and grain and imports from Europe and the West Indies.
By 1900, Fell's Point had devolved into a cesspool of debauchery and drunkenness known for its crime-ridden saloons and brothels. In response, the Port Mission Women's Auxiliary opened The Anchorage -- a boarding house and recreational center that operated on Christian values. The Anchorage is the central structure of the seven buildings that comprise The Admiral Fell Inn.
Seamen came to The Anchorage in increasing numbers to get a good night's rest, and it became evident that more space was needed to accommodate them. In 1929, the YMCA took over The Anchorage, not only continuing its tradition of a Christian boardinghouse but expanding it to include 105 rooms. It provided lodging for roughly 50,000 sailors a year and closed in 1955, prompting various tenants to vacate the buildings.
The structures fell into disrepair, and it wasn't until 1985 that The Anchorage was renovated and reopened as a charming 38-room bed and breakfast called The Admiral Fell Inn. In 1996, the room was expanded into an 80-room property, complete with rooftop meeting space and furnishings that date back to the 1700s.
The building's original architectural and historical integrity remained intact throughout the renovation phase, and The Admiral Fell Inn was chosen as a charter member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Hotels of America.
In addition to pet-friendly, boutique-style hotel accommodations decorated in European style, fine restaurants, and ample meeting space, guests come here to soak up the property's haunted history.
The Admiral Fell Inn has been named one of the Top Ten Haunted Places in Baltimore. Its popular Admiral Ghost Tour and Reception features a tour guide leading guests through the seven historic buildings that make up hotel. Guests have reported seeing floating sailors, not to mention butlers knocking on the doors and vanishing without a trace. A hotel manager reportedly heard a loud party one night after the hotel was evacuated during a hurricane.
Sounds spooky doesn't it?
Does the property's history intrigue you? Would you ever stay here?
Stay tuned for the next haunted hotel I'll be featuring on the blog!
I thought it'd be fun to spotlight various historic hotels over the next few weeks as we draw closer to Halloween.
We begin this spooktacular series on historic hotels with the Admiral Fell Inn, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Fell family, Quakers from Lancaster, England, founded Fell's Point in 1730, and developed it into a shipbuilding center and busy deep-water seaport for exporting and importing. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Fell's Point was humming with exports of Maryland tobacco and grain and imports from Europe and the West Indies.
By 1900, Fell's Point had devolved into a cesspool of debauchery and drunkenness known for its crime-ridden saloons and brothels. In response, the Port Mission Women's Auxiliary opened The Anchorage -- a boarding house and recreational center that operated on Christian values. The Anchorage is the central structure of the seven buildings that comprise The Admiral Fell Inn.
Seamen came to The Anchorage in increasing numbers to get a good night's rest, and it became evident that more space was needed to accommodate them. In 1929, the YMCA took over The Anchorage, not only continuing its tradition of a Christian boardinghouse but expanding it to include 105 rooms. It provided lodging for roughly 50,000 sailors a year and closed in 1955, prompting various tenants to vacate the buildings.
The structures fell into disrepair, and it wasn't until 1985 that The Anchorage was renovated and reopened as a charming 38-room bed and breakfast called The Admiral Fell Inn. In 1996, the room was expanded into an 80-room property, complete with rooftop meeting space and furnishings that date back to the 1700s.
The building's original architectural and historical integrity remained intact throughout the renovation phase, and The Admiral Fell Inn was chosen as a charter member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Hotels of America.
In addition to pet-friendly, boutique-style hotel accommodations decorated in European style, fine restaurants, and ample meeting space, guests come here to soak up the property's haunted history.
The Admiral Fell Inn has been named one of the Top Ten Haunted Places in Baltimore. Its popular Admiral Ghost Tour and Reception features a tour guide leading guests through the seven historic buildings that make up hotel. Guests have reported seeing floating sailors, not to mention butlers knocking on the doors and vanishing without a trace. A hotel manager reportedly heard a loud party one night after the hotel was evacuated during a hurricane.
Sounds spooky doesn't it?
Does the property's history intrigue you? Would you ever stay here?
Stay tuned for the next haunted hotel I'll be featuring on the blog!
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