The Fensalden Inn is a

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located in

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in the United States. The name, Fensalden, means "land of the sea and the mist."

History

The Inn is a former

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stop from mid 19th-century. The buildings date back to the 1850s-1860s and consist of a former house and a former

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. The building that is the former tavern still retains the

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holes that were shot into the ceiling. One of the buildings, the Water Tower House, is called such because there is a

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above it. Today's Fensalden Inn was founded in the 1960s. The '' Haunting of Hill House'' was filmed on site at the Fensalden Inn. As of 2010, the Inn was hosting regular

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s for the paying public. Ghost hunters believe the Inn is haunted. The ghost is a

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named Elizabeth who is claimed to have worked at the Inn when it was a former stagecoach stop. Evelyn Hamby is the

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Facilities

The Inn has eight rooms and resides on 20 acres. The property over looks the ocean at 400 feet high. Each room has its own

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. There is a fence along the property to keep out

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. The architecture of the Inn has been compared to that of

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and

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. Many of the Inn's interior spaces are built of

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s. There is a

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which also serves as a bar and breakfast is served in a dining room.

References

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