Bucks County's Oldest Continuously Operating Inn
10 W Ferry St, New Hope, PA 18938
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$$
Hotel rooms from approximately $216/night. Dinner at Landmark Tavern separately priced.
Access
Limited Access
Historic building; some stairs and uneven floors
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1727 · Colonial Tavern · Revolutionary War Era · Delaware Canal History · National Register of Historic Places
John Wells built a tavern on the banks of the Delaware River at New Hope in 1727, where ferrymen, traders, and travelers crossing between Pennsylvania and New Jersey could find a meal and a room. The original structure served as the Ferry Tavern for over a century before being renamed the Logan Inn in 1828 — an acknowledgment of Chief Logan of the Lenni-Lenape people, whose territory encompassed the Bucks County region.
The Delaware Canal, completed in 1832 and running directly behind the inn's property, brought a new era of commerce to New Hope. Canal boats carrying coal and agricultural goods moved through the lock system just yards from where guests were sleeping. The canal era lasted roughly 50 years before railroad competition ended commercial traffic; today the towpath is a state park trail.
The inn survived the Civil War era, two World Wars, and the mid-20th-century collapse of New Hope's canal economy by pivoting to tourism. A fire in October 2025 briefly closed the property before it reopened within days. The Logan Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered Bucks County's oldest continuously operating inn.
Carl Lutz, a 20th-century proprietor, is credited with much of the building's preservation and renovation. His mother Emily lived in Room 6 during the last years of her life and died there. The room she occupied has since accumulated the inn's most concentrated body of paranormal reports.
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Room 6 is the center of the Logan Inn's paranormal reputation. Emily Lutz, the mother of former owner Carl Lutz, spent the final years of her life in that room and died there. Guests who have stayed in Room 6 describe blankets being pulled from the bed during the night, items rearranged on the dresser, and the bed shaking with no identifiable cause. Women in particular report looking into the bathroom mirror and seeing a man standing behind them — turning around reveals an empty room.
The ghost of a young girl is associated with the canal side of the property. According to accounts collected by the New Hope Historical Society, a family staying at the inn in the late 1800s lost their daughter when she fell from a bridge into the canal and drowned. Staff and guests have reported a child apparition near the parking area — the canal no longer carries water at that location, but the towpath is immediately adjacent. The accounts describe her as appearing to search for someone.
A man and woman with a child, rendered in transparent outline, have been reported in Room 6 as well. When a guest reportedly asked why they were there, the figures answered: 'we're just travelers; we're just passing through.' The exchange is repeated in multiple independent accounts going back decades.
Phantom footsteps running in the upstairs corridors are among the most frequently reported phenomena, often occurring when no other guests are on that floor. A Revolutionary War soldier apparition — described as wearing period military dress — has been reported in common areas on multiple occasions.
A glowing light in Room 6 was among the earliest documented phenomena; it appears in accounts from the property's previous ownership as well as current guests. The New Hope Historical Society has described the Logan Inn as the most well-documented site of paranormal activity in the borough.
Notable Entities
38 individually appointed rooms in a 1727 inn on the Delaware Canal. Request Room 6 — the room where Emily Lutz spent her final years — where guests report blankets pulled, items displaced, and a mirror that occasionally reflects figures that are not in the room.
Dining in an 18th-century inn that has served travelers since the colonial era. The canal behind the property is where the ghost of a young girl — reportedly drowned in the 1800s — is occasionally observed near the parking area.
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