Concord’s Colonial Inn at 48 Monument Square incorporates structures dating to 1716 and was assembled into its present form in the late 19th century. During the Revolutionary War, portions of the property were used by Dr. Timothy Minot (grandson of an earlier owner) as a temporary hospital and storehouse. Room 24 served as an operating room and Room 27 as a morgue for soldiers treated after the battles of Lexington and Concord; many died under the limited medical conditions of the period. The property later housed members of the Thoreau family and has operated continuously as an inn. It is listed among Historic Hotels of America and has been featured on television investigations including Ghost Hunters.
Reported Hauntings and Folklore
The best-documented modern account is a 1966 letter from honeymooner Judith Fellenz, who stayed in Room 24 and described being awakened by a grayish, shadowy standing figure at the side of the bed that floated to the foot of the bed near the fireplace and then dissipated. Subsequent guest and staff reports include a woman in a long navy dress, a small girl in a cream gown, figures resembling colonial or Revolutionary-era soldiers (including a Redcoat at the bar), an older woman and a tall man with a top hat, and residual sounds or lights in empty rooms. Room 24 and Room 27 remain the most frequently requested for their wartime associations. The inn provides historical notes to guests and has hosted multiple paranormal investigations. These accounts appear in the inn’s own materials, local reporting, and regional ghost literature; they are not corroborated by contemporary 18th-century records of residual phenomena beyond the documented medical use of the rooms.
Relevant links
- Concord’s Colonial Inn official site / Haunted Inn page
- Atlas Obscura: Concord’s Colonial Inn
- Haunted Places: Concord’s Colonial Inn
- Discover Concord MA
- Historic Hotels of America
Find out more about the Colonial Inn by visiting its website.
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