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Dossier 0508Former County HomeMedium 65

Hill View Manor

New Castle, Pennsylvania2801 Ellwood Roadest. 19261 min readFile amended Official site Directions
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Hill View Manor is a former county home in New Castle, Pennsylvania, opened in 1926. Former county home research record. It sits in the archive under dark history and paranormal tourism. The dossier holds 1 documented fact — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors. For HauntHunt it is exactly the kind of file the archive exists for: a real place, a real record, and a story still being told.

Archive note: 2 aliases on file
Opened
1926
Closed
2004
Status
Operating
Coordinates
40.996, -80.346 · Approximate (city centroid)
County
Lawrence

Authorized booked events and tours only; no unscheduled entry.

Is Hill View Manor haunted?

No claims are filed here — the record keeps this place for its documented history, not for a haunting on file.

Filed under:Asylum row

The record — long form

Hill View is the kinder — the 'not poor farm' that's the '25's aim, the 'pets allowed' that's the rule's soft. The 'boy visits' is the told — the 'seen means' that's the omen's claim, the 'shortly after' that's the death's time. The 'Jimmy stayed' is the kept — the '46 years' that's the resident's run, the 'EVP talks' that's the spirit's voice.

The 'notes cover' is the left — the 'nurses station' that's the counter's past, the 'Go light' that's the visitors' words. The '12 suicides' is the counted — the '30s' that's the dark's span, the 'auction sold' that's the '04's end. Hill View is the toured — the 'Ghost Hunters' that's the TV's mark, the 'Paranormal Princess' that's the guide's name.

The file keeps Hill View: the kinder home, the omen boy, the notes' wall, and the stayed Jimmy.

Hill View Manor is the archive's Pennsylvania file — the poor farm built to be kinder.

Why this file matters

Hill View Manor is the archive's Pennsylvania file — the county home where a boy's visit meant death.

A home keeps its residents — the file's suggestion being that Hill View's hold is the stayed: the 'Jimmy 46' that's the resident's run, the 'notes' that's the visitors' grief, and the 'pets allowed' that's the kind's mark.

Documented history

  • County home opened October 19, 1926; renamed in 1977; nursing-home operation closed in 2004. Operator explicitly says it is no longer abandoned. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'Hill View's History' carry the record. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.

    Verified historyHaunted Hill View Manor

Planning a visit

tour availability
Day tours offered.
overnight investigation availability
Private investigations offered in 4-, 6- and 8-hour formats.
reservation requirement
Booking required.
age restrictions
Private investigations: ages 12 and older.
last verified at
2026-09-14T10:36:20+00:00

Visitor details change. Confirm with the site before travelling.

Sources on file

Field notes & open questions

Discovery/enrichment pass; geographic coordinates and current visitor conditions remain to be independently verified. Evidence confidence refers to attribution, not paranormal reality.

"Hill View Manor." HauntHunt dossier 0508, https://haunthunt.com/place/hill-view-manor-new-castle-pennsylvania/ (file amended October 2, 2026).

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