History & local legend
The Harry Packer Mansion overlooks Jim Thorpe from Packer Hill. Its owner’s history dates the house to 1874, when railroad industrialist Asa Packer built it as a wedding gift for his son Harry. Later additions included the veranda and a study wing, designed by architect Addison Hutton.
The mansion’s connection with mystery is especially theatrical. As an inn, it hosts staged murder-mystery weekends that make use of the elaborate Victorian interiors. The operator and Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau also describe the building as an inspiration for Disney’s Haunted Mansion.
