Fensalden Inn, Historic inn in Albion, United States
Fensalden Inn is a bed and breakfast in Albion, California, made up of a former house and a former tavern built in the 1850s–1860s. The Water Tower House is named for the water tank above it. The property covers 20 acres, and many interior spaces are built of redwood.
The property began as a Wells Fargo stagecoach stop during the 1850s and included a tavern at that time. Bullet holes visible in the tavern ceiling serve as physical reminders of that era.
The name Fensalden means "land of the sea and the mist." As of 2010 the inn hosted regular murder mystery games for paying guests, and ghost hunters hold that a prostitute named Elizabeth, said to have worked here during the stagecoach years, haunts the building.
The inn stands on 20 acres at about 400 feet above the ocean, reached by Navarro Ridge Road in Albion. A fence runs along the property to keep deer out, and the grounds are open to guests for walking. The eight rooms each have their own fireplace, and breakfast is served in the dining room; the parlor doubles as a bar.
The property served as a filming location for the television series The Haunting of Hill House, connecting it to modern storytelling and entertainment. Many visitors overlook this role as a contemporary set, yet it adds another layer to the building's place in cultural memory.
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