Deerfield ยท Old Deerfield village
Deerfield Inn
Built in 1884 for visitors to Old Deerfield's colonial houses, and sold in the 1940s to the founders of Historic Deerfield. 24 rooms.
- Built
- 1884Built 1884 by Edward and Frederick Everett; opened as the Deerfield Inn the next year (HHA). MACRIS DEE.43 also gives 1884.
- Style
- Colonial Revival
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 24
- Area
- Old Deerfield village
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
After drought and pests struck Connecticut River Valley farms in 1884, brothers Edward and Frederick Everett built the inn to serve visitors drawn to Deerfield’s surviving colonial houses, and it opened as the Deerfield Inn the following year. Local builder George Arms enlarged it within a year. In the 1940s innkeeper Cora Carlisle sold it to Henry and Helen Flynt, founders of Historic Deerfield. Today it has 24 rooms between the main house and a carriage house.
The ghost story
Staff and guests describe three playful resident spirits. Some occurrences are credited to Cora Carlisle, a former innkeeper who held seances, and her presence is said to be felt near two second-floor rooms, checking doors at night.
Source: www.historichotels.org
Good to know
- Address: 81 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342
Sources (4)
- https://services1.arcgis.com/hGdibHYSPO59RG1h/arcgis/rest/services/MHC_Inventory_GDB/FeatureServer/0/query?where=MHCN%3D%27DEE.43%27&outFields=*&returnGeometry=false&f=json
- https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/deerfield-inn/history
- https://www.deerfieldinn.com/about-us.html
- https://www.historichotels.org/us/press-room/top-25-lists/the-2025-top-25-historic-hotels-of-america-most-haunted-hotels-list-is-announced
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.