The Hawthorne Hotel

The Hawthorne Hotel was built in 1925 in Salem, Massachusetts, and is named after Salem native and novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America and has been recognized in travel rankings (for example, a U.S. News & World Report ranking cited it among Salem hotels). The hotel functions as an active hospitality venue and hosts community events, such as a noted "Hats & Heels Tea" event referenced in local media. In published secondary sources the hotel is listed among allegedly haunted places — Wikipedia notes that the Hawthorne Hotel "has also been listed as one of the top allegedly haunted places in Massachusetts and the country." The supplied materials do not include detailed accounts, named spirits, eyewitness reports, dates, or investigative findings that describe specific paranormal incidents at the site. No theories or explanations for alleged hauntings are provided in the referenced sources. Culturally, the hotel's name and prominence tie it to Salem's literary heritage through Nathaniel Hawthorne and to local heritage tourism. Its inclusion on lists of haunted sites situates it within regional ghost-tourism discourse, though the supplied sources offer only the general listing rather than primary folklore narratives.