The Eliza Thompson House is one of the most beautiful inns in Savannah. Located on Jones Street, “The South’s Most Beautiful Street”, its quaint charm advertises the historic and romantic feel of the city that visitors love so much. Many who visit the home are reluctant to leave, drawn in by its Victorian charm. What is even more peculiar, however, is that many of the people who lived in the home felt the same way-and they never left.

The house was built by Joseph Thompson in 1847 for his wife Eliza and their seven children. Their oldest son, James, was a soldier in the Civil War. Despite surviving the raining fire of battle, it was a spooked horse that ultimately handed the young man his demise. He was standing outside the Thompson family home when a spooked horse kicked him in his stomach. He died shortly after inside his room in the Thompson house. Nowadays, guests who stay in the inn, as well as the staff, report seeing a Confederate soldier standing in the window of Room 132, staring out onto Jones Street and seemingly transfixed by the bricks below.

The Thompsons weren’t the only ones who lived in this beautiful home. The property was passed between several families before officially becoming an inn in 1978. Not much is known about the families who inhabited the home, but some of them seem to have never moved out. Guests who stay downstairs have witnessed several strange events during the evenings. Many claim to have heard a little girl giggling and running around the room at night. Others have had their bedsheets tugged off of their feet before feeling a child jumping on the bed next to them. “Come play with me! Come play with me!” a little voice beckons, as the guest lays still, petrified with fear and sleepy confusion. The identity of this gleeful little soul is not known, but she remains quite present within the walls of the inn. Would you like to meet her?