Goldfield Hotel, Nevada

 In the Ghost Town of Goldfield, Nevada, there's a hotel that's supposedly haunted—the Goldfield Hotel. Founded in 1902, Goldfield became the largest city in Nevada within a few years, and millions of dollars worth of ore were being extracted from nearby mines. Like other towns where mining was their sole raison d'être, Goldfield was no exception. (...)

However, just eight years after the town's founding, the supply of ore began to dwindle, and most of Goldfield's residents moved in search of wealth.

By 1920, the gold was almost gone, and the town had been reduced to only about 1,500 people. Three years later, a fire destroyed 27 homes and businesses. Today, the town supports a population of fewer than 500, but it still offers a glimpse into its past prosperity, and at its center lies the Goldfield Hotel.

In 1908, the Goldfield Hotel, designed by architect George E. Holesworth, opened amidst fanfare and cheers. Built on the site of the former Nevada Hotel, which had burned down in a fire in 1905, the hotel was owned by J. Franklin Douglas and several other investors. The four-story stone and brick building cost $300,000 and had 154 rooms with telephones, electric lights, and steam heating. The lobby was paneled with mahogany and black leather upholstery, with gold-leaf embellishments and crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceilings. The hotel hired chefs from Europe and boasted one of the first elevators this side of the Mississippi River. Considered the most luxurious hotel between Chicago and San Francisco, its appeal to the upper crust of society—the elite—was an immediate success.

However, the hotel was soon sold to George Wingfield (...), who at the age of thirty became a multi-millionaire thanks to gold deposits.

To this day, the Goldfield Hotel stands proud in a quiet village, its sturdy structure virtually untouched by time. It's only natural that rumors of paranormal activity swirled around the property. The last guest checked out in 1945.

The rumors vary widely, ranging from those that the Goldfield Hotel is one of the seven portals to hell to more lighthearted claims: a pregnant woman was murdered by her lover; a banker committed suicide by jumping from an upper window. Naturally, these have become the target of more than one ghost hunter. Most paranormal investigators and psychics who visit the hotel experience what one might expect: distorted potential voices captured on tape, shadowy shadows, a feeling of dread throughout the building, and so on.

Unfortunately, it turns out that most of the ghost stories were probably made up by the hotel's then owner, Shirley Porter (she owned the hotel from 1978 to 1981), and also by one television producer with a huge imagination.

Other reports:

The Goldfield Hotel is said to be haunted by more than one ghost, but the most notable is a prostitute named Elizabeth. Hotel owner George Wingfield is said to have taken in his pregnant girlfriend and was furious when he discovered she was carrying another man's child. He was so furious that he chained Elizabeth in room 109. She remained there until she gave birth. Apparently, George took the child and threw it down an abandoned mine shaft. After the child's birth, Elizabeth disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. To this day, room 109 is still said to be haunted by Elizabeth.