Brinton Lodge Paranormal Investigation

Event Dates: June 6th, 2026 - SOLD OUT November 14th, 2026 - Tickets Available

Brinton Lodge is a 300-year-old landmark in Douglassville, Berks County. The site's unusual architecture, eccentric history, and local legends are now being preserved for the community to enjoy.

Nestled along a country road in Berks County, Pennsylvania, just west of Pottstown, Brinton Lodge has a storied history beginning in the 1700s. The original structure, now enveloped by the current building, was a small farmhouse built by the Millards, one of the area's earliest families who purchased the land from William Penn.

The site changed hands in 1796 to become the Kirlin homestead, whose livelihood included making ammunition for the War of 1812. Several years later, the Schuylkill River Canal ran through the property, and rumors circulated that the site was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

In the early 1900s, the Wittmans, a wealthy family with ties to the Philadelphia iron industry, purchased the property and lavishly expanded the farmhouse to an opulent 28 room mansion. When the site came under the ownership of Reading hotelier Caleb Brinton during Prohibition, it became an exclusive gentleman's club. As legend has it, Brinton hand-picked his guests, letting in only the rich and famous from near and far.

Until recently, this 16,000 square foot Lodge operated as Covatta's Brinton Lodge Restaurant. It is now home to a craft brewery and brewpub, Hidden River Brewing Co.

For 50 years, paranormal researchers have been drawn to Brinton Lodge. Previous owners have reported apparitions, disembodied footsteps, displaced objects, and more. Most recently, the building was investigated by Dustin Pari of Ghost Hunters fame.​ Some accounts include: The "Dark Shadow" has a long history of haunting the Lodge with first-hand accounts dating back to at least the 1980’s and continuing to this day. Here's a list of the most significant sightings to date: - A tenant on the second floor awakened early in the morning and witnessed a dark form sitting at the end of her bed. - Standing at a hallway desk, a hostess watched as a dark, misty form floated down the main staircase into the old bar room. - Alone in the Douglass Room about 10:00 pm, a worker witnessed a dark form cross over the hallway to the basement steps. - A visitor alone in the old bar room saw a dark form enter from the main hallway and disappear. - A paranormal investigation team filmed a pitch-black form in the second floor front bedroom. In the video, the entity is well-formed and not transparent.

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