In 1835 Andrew Mann built the inn as a stagecoach stop. A secret chamber found in the basement leaves one to believe it was used as a stop for the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. In 1878 the building became a windmill and later a wagon factory. During the 1920's the hidden room in the basement was used for the sale and consumption of alcohol during Prohibition. In later years, the Inn was converted to apartments.
During 1976 the brick building underwent restoration. It was only after the placement of antiques and the restoration was complete that visitors and staff began to see a "lady in red." No one knows who she is, whether she was a guest of the inn or a resident of the apartments or perhaps a frequent visitor to the prohibited alcohol in the basement room.
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