The Partridge Inn

First built in 1836 as a private residence and converted to a hotel in 1892 by Morris Partridge. The first Georgia hotel selected for Historic Hotels of America, featuring beautiful verandahs, classic columns, and stately magnolia trees.

The Partridge Inn was Augusta's first hotel selected for Historic Hotels of America. Originally built in 1836 as a private residence for the Meigs family, it was converted to a hotel around 1892 by Morris W. Partridge. From 1892 to 1930, the hotel became a premier destination as Augusta transformed into the South's most popular winter resort. President Warren G. Harding was honored with a gala here in 1923.

The inn is haunted by Emily, a beautiful young woman with long chestnut hair who appears in her wedding dress. According to legend, Emily was the town beauty, preparing for her wedding day in her bridal suite at The Partridge Inn. Just as she donned her veil, there was a knock on the door. Her young fiancé had been mistaken for a soldier wanted for treason and shot to death as he rode through town.

Emily's grief was so overwhelming that she refused to remove her wedding dress for weeks. Though courted by many suitors, she never married and died of a broken heart. Her spirit now wanders the fifth floor, where she is seen so regularly that the Partridge Inn has earned a reputation as one of Augusta's most haunted locations.

"A gentleman was looking out the window of room 527," recalled Director of Housekeeping Herman Duncan. "When he returned from his shower, he found the words 'Time for you to leave' written on the glass. When I came to check the room, I found no words - and the room was eerily cold."

Longtime employees report doors slamming on the fifth floor when no one is around. To this day, guests and staff see a beautiful girl in a flowing white wedding gown wandering the halls and staircases, still waiting for her groom to arrive.