Dobbin House Tavern
The oldest standing structure in Gettysburg, this stone house was built around 1776 by the Reverend Alexander Dobbin as a family home and classical school for boys, later sheltering freedom-seekers in a hidden crawl space on the Underground Railroad and serving as a field hospital for both armies after the 1863 battle. It runs as a tavern and restaurant now, yet staff and guests say it never fully emptied of its dead.
Visitors report Dobbin himself drifting through the rooms trailing cigar smoke, escaped slaves lingering near their hiding places, and soldiers wandering the lower floors. Candles snuff out without a draft, doors open on their own, a phantom antiseptic smell rises, and bloodstains fade then reappear.
A woman in a blue gown and a small child round out the haunting.
📍 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Gettysburg, PA · Get directions