Bucks County Community College - Tyler Hall
Address:
275 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
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| Bucks County Community College - Tyler Hall |
The Tyler family was wealthy and mainly lived on the Main Line in Chestnut Hill. However, they decided they wanted a summer home in Bucks County. The patriarch of the family was George Frederick Tyler. He was a prominent banker and farmer. His wife's name was Stella Elkins Tyler. She was the granddaughter of William L. Elkins in which Elkins Park, PA is named after today.
Stella loved art and was a talented sculptress. Stella Tyler also endowed the Tyler Art School of Temple University. After World War I, the Tyler family began to buy some plots of land around the Newtown, PA area, and eventually, they decided on a location for their house, which is now Tyler Hall.
The house is 300 feet long and consists of 60 different rooms. It even has towers and balconies. They wanted their house to be strong, so the exterior walls were built 2 feet thick. The rest of the house was custom-made and built to sustain any type of weather. The mansion also consists of 20 fireplaces, a ten-car turntable garage and gold in each of the many bathrooms. The Tyler's hired forty servants to keep the mansion running. In 1932, the Tyler family permanently moved into the mansion.
Once George and Stella Tyler died, their will stated that their Newtown property, including their mansion, would be donated to Temple University. The rest of their property was sold to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to become Tyler State Park. In 1965, the Bucks County Authority bought the 200-acre land from Temple to create Bucks County Community College.
Now, Tyler Hall is an administrative building for the community college. However, the administrative assistants have an extra worker lurking around the building. Rumor has it that Stella Tyler still roams around her house, especially at nighttime. It seems as though Stella likes to make her presence known through sounding alarms, turning appliances on and off and baking in the kitchen. Her spirit is said to be in the house because it is where she was the happiest during her lifetime.
The question is, are you brave enough to encounter Stella face-to-face alone in Tyler Hall? If you dare, here is a map of Bucks County Community College so you can find Tyler Hall and see a ghost for yourself.
The Logan Inn
Address:
10 West Ferry Street
New Hope, PA 18938
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| The Logan Inn |
It is considered one of the most haunted destinations in America, and many different television channel crews have staked out late at night to try to capture some paranormal activity with their ghost hunting equipment.
Many investigators have captured ghost orbs roaming around most parts of the Logan Inn, but especially in the lobby. One of the most "popular" ghosts is a Revolutionary War soldier that has been seen around the inn.
However, the most sought-after room for investigation is room 6, which is also known as Emily's Room. Emily was apparently the mother of one of the previous owners and liked it there so much she never left. Her new job now, whether she is aware of it or not, is scaring the guests who sleep in the room.
Guests who have slept in room 6 have experienced the aroma of lavender, which seems to come out of no where. However, it is documented that lavender was Emily's favorite perfume. You can put two and two together with this one.
She also has been known to be a trickster. Emily often moves around guest's items either because she likes playing tricks or because she wants them placed in the way she wants them in the room.
Some have reportedly heard crying in the room, and others have had the pillows pulled from under their heads in the dead of night. What a rude awakening!
However, the scariest story in my opinion is the face in the mirror. Guests have stated that in room 6 when they look in the mirror, they see a man's reflection staring back at them. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will.
I think i'll enjoy The Logan Inn from outside of the building from now on. Are you bold enough to investigate the supernatural inside The Logan Inn?
