A Queen Anne Victorian B&B built in 1893 across from Forsyth Park, where a resident spirit named Lottie has been reported by owners and guests for decades
102 W Hall St, Savannah, GA 31401
Research updated June 2026
Age
Minimum 13
Cost
$$$
Bed and breakfast rates; sample rates from approximately $259 to $311+ per night depending on room and date. Haunted Savannah package ($150) includes two tickets for the Afterlife Walking Tour and two tickets to the Sorrel Weed House.
Access
Limited Access
Historic 1893 Victorian with original multi-story construction; stairs required between floors
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1893 · Queen Anne Victorian Architecture · Savannah Historic District
The building at 102 W Hall Street was constructed in 1893 as a private residence for Captain Aaron Flint 'Rudder' Churchill, a celebrated Nova Scotia-born sea captain who settled in Savannah after founding the Churchill Steamship Line. Churchill and his wife Lois acquired the property following their 1874 marriage, though the house was not completed until the early 1890s. The Queen Anne Victorian design — 14-foot ceilings, 12-foot doors, tiled fireplaces, and carved woodwork — placed it among the more architecturally elaborate private residences on Savannah's south side, directly across from Forsyth Park.
After Captain Churchill's death, the property operated as a boarding house and later as an apartment building through much of the twentieth century. The conversion to a bed and breakfast took place in the 1980s. Owners Lori and Richard Blass purchased and ran the inn beginning in January 2000. The Harrison Family took ownership in 2016 and continued the bed and breakfast operation.
The inn has received recognition from Southern Living as a Top Ten Best B&B in the Southeast (2026) and holds WeddingWire Couples' Choice and The Knot Best of Weddings awards. It operates twelve rooms in the main house, including the Lafayette, Oglethorpe, and Greene rooms, plus a private Garden Cottage.
Sources
The haunting tradition at Forsyth Park Inn centers on Lottie Churchill, identified in the inn's folklore as a ward or adopted niece of Captain Churchill and his wife Lois. According to the accounts recorded by former owners and regional ghost-tour literature, Lottie witnessed what she believed was a betrayal involving a woman named Anna — the captain's wife's sister — and acted against Anna, poisoning her. After Anna's death, Lottie learned that Anna was in fact her biological mother. The shock destroyed her. She was committed to a mental institution and never returned to the house.
The apparition described at the inn presents as a young woman, moving quietly through the halls and the courtyard garden. Former owner Lori Blass described keys being thrown in the kitchen. Guests have reported televisions activating and changing channels without contact. The lower-level Rooms 10 and 11 and second-floor Room 8 accumulate the most guest accounts, though sightings are reported throughout the building.
Lottie is not characterized as threatening in any of the documented accounts. The pattern is one of restless, sorrowful presence — appearing briefly and withdrawing when noticed. The inn does not market itself primarily as a haunted destination, but it does offer the Haunted Savannah package, which pairs overnight stays with ticketed access to Savannah's broader paranormal circuit.
Notable Entities
The inn's Haunted Savannah package bundles an overnight stay with two tickets for the Afterlife Walking Tour and two tickets to the Sorrel Weed House (as featured on Ghost Hunters). The package is priced at $150 above the room rate. Room 10 and Room 11 in the lower level, and Room 8 on the second floor, are identified in guest accounts as the most active locations in the building.
Eleven guest rooms in the main 1893 Queen Anne Victorian house, plus a private Garden Cottage. Rooms feature 14-foot ceilings, original hardwood floors, and handsomely tiled fireplaces. Full gourmet breakfast daily; evening social hour with wine and hors d'oeuvres. No children under 12.
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