Mr. Hoag Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Executive housekeeper Melisa Farris told the Marietta Times (Feb. 9, 2017) she saw a man in a white shirt and tie in a third-floor mirror; staff link sightings to former owner S. Durward Hoag, who died in 1982. Source: Marietta Times. General manager Sheila Rhodes told The Tribune (Oct. 29, 2021) that most reports come from the third floor, though she has experienced nothing herself. Source: The Tribune.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The hotel stands at the corner of Front and Greene streets, at 101 Front St. (Historic Hotels of America; Lafayette Hotel). Sources differ on when the Hoags took over: the 2017 Marietta Times says Durward Hoag owned it from 1921, while The Tribune (2021) says the early 1930s.
Ghost stories
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Haunted Ohio list Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Marietta Times reports the Lafayette made TourismOhio's "Haunted Ohio: 24 Must-Visit Places." Source: Marietta Times.
The Marietta Times reports the Lafayette made TourismOhio's "Haunted Ohio: 24 Must-Visit Places." Source: Marietta Times.
Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public The hotel is open and takes bookings through its own site (Lafayette Hotel). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
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