Peace and Plenty Inn (Chichester Inn)
ca. 1680
Mount Misery
Melville, New York
The Peace and Plenty Inn sits on Mt. Misery, Just down from the highest point on Long Island, Jayne's Hill, more or less as it has since 1680. It was built on a coaching route, and once had Walt Whitman who grew up just down the road as a guest. It was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's favorite watering holes. One of the curious features of the place is a hinged wall which could be opened for town meetings, and other occasions which wanted more room.
The inn was in the Chichester family, whose name is attached to the road on which it sits. Supposedly the ghost of Asa Chichester still roams the building, now a private home. Asa was the family member who had to close down the Inn, when a new road to Huntington took away most of their business. Perhaps it's guilt over closing the family business which causes Asa to remain. Asa is probably a poltergeist, who makes his presence known through his actions rather than appearances. One can assume, that if all the reported ghosts of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow get together, Asa is pulling the tap.
ca. 1680
Mount Misery
Melville, New York
The Peace and Plenty Inn sits on Mt. Misery, Just down from the highest point on Long Island, Jayne's Hill, more or less as it has since 1680. It was built on a coaching route, and once had Walt Whitman who grew up just down the road as a guest. It was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's favorite watering holes. One of the curious features of the place is a hinged wall which could be opened for town meetings, and other occasions which wanted more room.
The inn was in the Chichester family, whose name is attached to the road on which it sits. Supposedly the ghost of Asa Chichester still roams the building, now a private home. Asa was the family member who had to close down the Inn, when a new road to Huntington took away most of their business. Perhaps it's guilt over closing the family business which causes Asa to remain. Asa is probably a poltergeist, who makes his presence known through his actions rather than appearances. One can assume, that if all the reported ghosts of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow get together, Asa is pulling the tap.
Peace and Plenty Inn (Chichester Inn)
ca. 1680
Mount Misery
Melville, New York
The Peace and Plenty Inn sits on Mt. Misery, Just down from the highest point on Long Island, Jayne's Hill, more or less as it has since 1680. It was built on a coaching route, and once had Walt Whitman who grew up just down the road as a guest. It was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's favorite watering holes. One of the curious features of the place is a hinged wall which could be opened for town meetings, and other occasions which wanted more room.
The inn was in the Chichester family, whose name is attached to the road on which it sits. Supposedly the ghost of Asa Chichester still roams the building, now a private home. Asa was the family member who had to close down the Inn, when a new road to Huntington took away most of their business. Perhaps it's guilt over closing the family business which causes Asa to remain. Asa is probably a poltergeist, who makes his presence known through his actions rather than appearances. One can assume, that if all the reported ghosts of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow get together, Asa is pulling the tap.
ca. 1680
Mount Misery
Melville, New York
The Peace and Plenty Inn sits on Mt. Misery, Just down from the highest point on Long Island, Jayne's Hill, more or less as it has since 1680. It was built on a coaching route, and once had Walt Whitman who grew up just down the road as a guest. It was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's favorite watering holes. One of the curious features of the place is a hinged wall which could be opened for town meetings, and other occasions which wanted more room.
The inn was in the Chichester family, whose name is attached to the road on which it sits. Supposedly the ghost of Asa Chichester still roams the building, now a private home. Asa was the family member who had to close down the Inn, when a new road to Huntington took away most of their business. Perhaps it's guilt over closing the family business which causes Asa to remain. Asa is probably a poltergeist, who makes his presence known through his actions rather than appearances. One can assume, that if all the reported ghosts of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow get together, Asa is pulling the tap.