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Durham's Three Chimneys Inn is New Hampshire's most haunted place

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, Durham's Three Chimneys Inn ranks #1 in HauntBound's 2026 index of New Hampshire's most haunted places. The index ranks 40 New Hampshire sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Three Chimneys Inn ranks #1. Valentine Hill, a Boston-based merchant, built the original homestead in 1649, and his son Nathaniel later expanded it into the three-story colonial that gives the inn its name. Four separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 1909. Local tradition holds that Hill's daughter Hannah, married in 1659, later drowned in the Oyster River behind the inn, and staff attribute the building's activity to her: drawers pulled open by exactly one inch, deadbolts locking themselves, and a former chef's report of seeing a woman in vintage clothing behind the tavern bar after closing. New equipment brought into the inn has also failed in ways vendors could not explain.

Statewide, the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire's most famous haunted site, ranks #3.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Three Chimneys Inn, 17 Newmarket Rd., Durham, is a working inn with a tavern and dining room; overnight guests and diners are welcome.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/new-hampshire/The fact sheet, with cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/new-hampshire/Photo: the Three Chimneys Inn, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: threechimneysinn.comA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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Durham's Three Chimneys Inn named New Hampshire's most haunted place

Three Chimneys Inn in Durham is New Hampshire's most haunted place in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. Valentine Hill built the 1649 homestead that now houses the inn's tavern and dining room; local tradition ties the building's activity to his daughter Hannah, who is said to have drowned in the Oyster River behind the inn. Staff describe drawers pulled open by an inch and deadbolts locking themselves, and new equipment has also failed in ways vendors could not explain. The inn welcomes overnight guests and diners year-round.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/new-hampshire/