Montgomery in Franklin County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
The Black Lantern Inn
1803
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024
1. The Black Lantern Inn Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
Location. 44° 54.08′ N, 72° 38.42′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Vermont, in Franklin County. It is on North Main Street (Vermont Route 118) north of Comstock Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2057 N Main St, East Berkshire VT 05447, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Church (within shouting
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Regarding The Black Lantern Inn. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Montgomery House, built c.1803 in Montgomery, Vermont, is significant as a good example of a brick, Federal style village hotel as it evolved during the 19th and 20th centuries to reflect the changing nature of tourism in Vermont. The use of brick, a building material rarely employed in this area, for this uniquely designed 2½-story inn with twin gables epitomizes the public character of the building and the important social function that hotels served in the economic and cultural development of villages in the state.
In 1857, the hotel belonged to Tolman Samson, who is documentedas having a son born in Montgomery in 1814 and who appears to be the earliest documented owner. Various members of the Samson (also spelled Sampson) family owned the inn until 1890.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 20242. The Black Lantern Inn Marker
The Montgomery House has been able to remain a viable commercial enterprise during more recent years, currently doing hotel business as the Black Lantern Inn, due to the opening of the road to Jay Peak in 1957 from Montgomery, linking the town to Jay Peak State Park and spurring economic activity.
Note: The inn abruptly closed in 2015, stunning local residents but also spurring them into action. They raised the money needed to buy the inn, and reopened it in 2017.
Also see . . . Montgomery House (PDF). National Register nomination for the tavern, which was listed in 1992. (Prepared by Deborah Noble; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Additional commentary.
1. Haunted by a showering ghost?
From HauntedRooms.com:
The ghost story linked to The Black Lantern Inn is an amusing one! Locals refer to the spirit that haunts room 3 as the showering ghost because of his tendency to turn the shower on only to turn it off a short time later as if he has taken a quick shower! Plumbers who have checked the shower out can find no logical explanation suggesting that it is indeed paranormal.
— Submitted November 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
