Old Bernardsville Public Library
Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
The building's legend centers on Phyllis Parker, whose lover is said to have been executed during the Revolution. In the HauntedPlaces.org telling, she found his body at her father's tavern and was overcome with grief. A woman's apparition, disembodied voices and uneasy sensations are later associated with the former library. The source conflates its construction date and Revolutionary-era use. Narrative preserved as folklore; not the current library building.
The Hauntings
The building's legend centers on Phyllis Parker, whose lover is said to have been executed during the Revolution. In the HauntedPlaces.org telling, she found his body at her father's tavern and was overcome with grief. A woman's apparition, disembodied voices and uneasy sensations are later associated with the former library. The source conflates its construction date and Revolutionary-era use. Narrative preserved as folklore; not the current library building.
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