History & local legend
The Cyrus Rex Mansion in Rexmont was built in 1875 and later operated as an inn. One guest room bore the name of Susan Amanda, Cyrus Rex’s niece. It was there that guest Judy Carlow described an encounter collected by writer Robin Warshaw.
Carlow awoke feeling that someone had sat down on her bed. Her husband, Richard, was still asleep beside her. When she looked again, she saw a figure standing at the foot of the bed. She remembered the visitor as a benign presence rather than a frightening one.
Innkeeper Janet Ruby told a different story about the house. She had seen a shimmering, smoke-like shape near a hallway doorway associated with a tower that no longer stood.
