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Globe's 1907 Schoolhouse Turned Haunted B&B
425 North St, Globe, AZ 85501
Research updated May 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Bed and breakfast rates; check venue for current pricing. Free breakfast included.
Access
Limited Access
Multi-story schoolhouse building; stairs required for upper rooms
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1907 · Globe Mining Era History · Arizona Public Education History
The building at 425 North Street in Globe, Arizona opened as the North Globe Schoolhouse in 1907 — the year the surrounding copper mining district was in full expansion. The school served Globe's children for 74 years, closing in 1981 when declining enrollment made the structure impractical for educational use.
After renovation, the property reopened as the Noftsger Hill Inn. Current owners Rosalie and her husband converted five original classrooms into guest suites, preserving the building's high ceilings, broad hallways, and institutional-grade construction while furnishing the rooms with antiques and mining-era memorabilia. The inn sits on a hillside overlooking historic Old Town Globe, with views across the mining landscape that defined the region's economy.
The inn currently operates at 425 E North St, Globe, Arizona 85501, with a phone number of (928) 425-2260. It holds a 4.9/5 rating on Google and ranks among the top-reviewed lodging options in Globe.
Sources
Accounts of unexplained activity at this site predate the inn's existence. Observers noted lanterns visible from windows when the building was dark and empty; voices were heard when no one was present. Whether these accounts are apocryphal or documented in school records is not established in available sources.
As an operating bed and breakfast, the inn has accumulated guest reports over several decades. The most consistent phenomena: disembodied voices that sound like children — giggling, calling, or simply present — in rooms and hallways. Unexplained footsteps have been reported by guests who were otherwise alone on a floor.
Books have been found moved from their previous positions overnight. The quality of these reports is typical of residual-type phenomena — no interaction, no apparent response to guests, simply activity that continues independent of the building's current use.
A rumor about teachers buried in the basement circulated in regional paranormal literature; no historical documentation of this claim has been located, and it is best treated as folklore rather than documented fact.
Notable Entities
Five of the original Globe schoolhouse classrooms have been converted into spacious suites decorated with mining-era antiques. Guests have reported disembodied children's voices, unexplained footsteps in hallways after closing, and books moved overnight — consistent with accounts that date to when the school was still operating.
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