
Think places that have
historical markers are
expensive to stay in ?
In most cases you are exactly right.
You are not only paying for the
privilege to sleep in a historic place
but are paying for the name and
the added luxury they provide.
At The Haunted Historic Ott
Hotel we too are a historic
landmark that offers a vivid history
of Southeast Texas along with
added extra bumps in the night.
What makes us different is the
fact, just to be truthful, we ain't
fancy, we are an affordable,clean
and functional hotel.
What exactly does functional
mean ?
Take a trip with us back to the
roaring 20's, We gladly welcome
you back to 1928.
In the oil boom towns of the early
20's hotels along the railroad were
built with as little frills as possible.
That is why the slang term for
these hotels was "flop houses".
No, not houses of ill repute, even
though that did happen quite
regularly.
These hotels for the most part
offered a clean room and a bath to
many a weary traveler having to
layover till the next train arrived,
maybe perhaps roughnecks
coming in off a rig, Who ever it was
there was not much time for luxury
back in the days of the oil booms.
These "train" hotels had sparsely
furnished rooms
with a sink and two bathrooms on
each floor, "European style."
A Mens and a womans restroom of
course.
Now you have the opportunity to
step out of high priced lodging and
step back to 1928 and stay in the
last operating train hotel in the
state of Texas.
The trains are still here and they
interrupt the quiet at least 35 times
a day. The Liberty,Texas train
depot across the street was closed
along time ago.

The Haunted
Historic Ott Hotel
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The Haunted Historic Ott Hotel
Fact, Legend, or Folk Lore ?
This is the Life of
The Historic Haunted Ott Hotel.
Business was good for the Ott Hotel during the roaring 20's
and depression 30's.
The year the Ott Hotel opened money was everywhere and
life was booming. However the next few years proved to be a
different story. In 1929 the stock market crashed. Thank
goodness for oil. It was during this time that bank robbing
became the rage of the day. There were several stories that
arose of robbers hitting a bank to find out that it was declared
insolvent the day before. The robbers started out as hero's to
the poor kinda like Robin Hood, but through the actions of
these crooks running from the law and killing some of these
lawmen these "hero's" quickly became villains to the innocent
folk of America. It was during this time that outlaws like John
Dillinger, Ma Barker and her boys, Baby Face Nelson, and
Machine Gun Kelly, to name a few Roamed the south and
mid-west. It was during this time that one of the many legends
of the Ott Hotel came to be. The most infamous couple of this
time was Bonnie & Clyde.
They robbed banks in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana. It was right
after a bank robbery in Dallas County that cost the life of a
local policeman they were on the run to Shreveport La. Back
then before I10, Highway 90 was a major thoroughfare to
Louisiana The couple has been tracked to an old resturant in
town by the name of Layel's and according to some old timers
the notorious couple stayed at the Hotel while on their way to
Shreveport. Fact or fiction no one will ever be able to know.
It remains to this day one of the many mystiques of
The Haunted Historic Ott Hotel.

We hope you enjoyed your visit to The Haunted Historic Ott
Hotel website The Haunted Historic Ott Hotel. Built in Liberty,
Texas in 1928. Liberty is in Liberty county, which happens to be the
only county in Texas that isn't named for a man or and Indian tribe.
Liberty has a colorful past mainly in part that it is 30 years older than
the United states of America. Liberty is known for being the third
oldest city in Texas. Liberty was originally founded by the French
then in 1756 the Mexicans took over. In 1831 the township of Liberty
as it is known today was founded, that was five years before the
battle for Texas Independence. One of the interesting facts of
Liberty that it is known for having seven courthouses. It is also
known as the place where Sam Houston had his law office. Liberty is
also known for the home of Price Daniels, governor of Texas,
senator, Texas speaker of the house, Texas supreme court judge.
Liberty bills itself as the first city on the Trinity river.
Next to the Ott Hotel is The Liberty Library and on the grounds of
the Library is the actual replica of the Liberty bell that is cast from
the same mold as in Philadelphia.
We are proud of the heritage behind the Ott Hotel and are trying to
preserve history as well as make some history in the process. It is
our goal to help maintain a historical presence as well as
comfortable lodging at an affordable rate.
These days the trains never stop in Liberty but the Old Spanish Trail
which is now State Highway 90 keeps on rolling and The Haunted
Historic Ott Hotel continues to this very day doing the same
thing that it was meant for that spring day in 1928 when it opened
for business, which is allowing customers to stay at the very least
rate possible with a good nights rest.
These are things we believe in. In fact my family and I live at The
Haunted Historic Ott Hotel to help make sure these promise are
carried out.
From our family to yours.
The Mc Cain's
The Historic Ott Hotel is such a place, in both the history of The Great State of Texas as well as the Nation in which it was built.
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The original Liberty,Texas train
depot picture across the street
form the Ott Hotel. The depot was
closed sometime ago and lies in
disrepair waiting for someone to
care for it.
On the weekend of February the 10th the Texas Paranormal Team under the direction of Elmo Johnson of Pearland, Texas
and approximately 20 others of the team came to examine and archive some very unusual events at the Haunted Historic Ott
Hotel . Some of the team members brought heat/cold sensors, there was one who had a divining rod. On that particular
Saturday night the team investigated the upstairs and downstairs of the Haunted Historic Ott Hotel they were able to spend
time in several rooms and captured video and orbs. One of the paranormal's named Peyton felt all kinds of energy and in one
case felt like the entity was calling him out for a gunfight. The energy in the building was extremely high that night. It was a very
successful evening as far as photographing orbs.
One of our paranormal investigators came to us from Shreveport, La.
They called themselves the Louisiana Paranormal institute.
They spent Friday July 13th And the 14th with us. Friday night was slow so
slow they tried the "all seeing eye" with herbs and that kind of thing. Our
"Ghosts" were not impressed. Kelly, one of the owners was out of town.
Kelly has some kind of connection with the spirits of the Ott Hotel. It
seems they really like Kelly. Kelly returned Saturday evening and the
ghost hunt was on. That night there was no need for superstious rituals
it seemed the "spirits" were glad Kelly was home because they were in
true form. In room 212 they sat a coke can on the dresser and said "if
you're here knock the can off " and it did ! They got it on video
Ghost hunting at
The Haunted Historic Ott Hotel
JUST A FEW VISITORS
September 2007 brought to the Historic Ott
Hotel a group of investigators calling
themselves " Conundrum" Productions from
Houston Texas.
They had five in this group. One sceptic, two
sensitives and two real believers. They were
given a tour and shown most of the
evidence,videos,evp's, photo's etc. Then
only the brave were given were given keys
to enter. Much was caught on the
equipment. It was a very good night for ALL
at the Ott Hotel.
On Wednesday July 22nd ABC13 Houston sent a film crew over to The
Haunted Historic Ott Hotel to Film a segment called "Hometown Live".
Katisha Crossley and her camera man Ben arrived at the hotel at 12:30
to interview and film the hotel. Susan gave them the nickel tour and
gave a real good interview on the history of how the Ott came to be.
They spent the afternoon getting a feel of the place and then at 4:40
went live from the lobby of the Ott Hotel. It was very interesting all
afternoon with the news truck out front and all the traffic that the news
truck attracted. We want to
thank ABC13 for coming out and spending time with us here at the Ott
Hotel. It was an afternoon that we will not long forget. To see the
segment go to abc13.com click on the link video and go to "Hometown
Live"
There you will see the actual segment.
To contact us here at The Haunted Historical Ott Hotel you
can call for reservations at 936-336-3832

May 2007
The Haunted Historic Ott Hotel hosted the Gulf Coast Paranormal Society to the haunted hotel.
Joel, Buddy, James & Dale were the investigators and they brought everything that is needed to "catch" a ghost.
They had infrared video cameras, heat sensors, digital photo, recording equipment and a lot of hopes of finding
something worth while, And find it they did.
Around midnight the place started jumping. We turned off the hallway lights and talked to the building, yes, I
didn't studder. After that it was catch all the orbs you want. For the first time ever we have documented video of
activity in one of the rooms. The video and audio recordings of that evening are being analyzed and we will
definitely have them for you as soon as they are made available to us. The whole night was one to remember. All
it cost them was their own time and fuel. If you would like to book a haunted tour just go to the contact us link on
our website and we will gladly set up a time for you to come and see what ghost bustin' is all about. We stay
booked up so if you plan to spend the evening make sure to book way early.
Wow
Here it is the end of another year and the world is still spinning to its ultimate destination,
whatever that may be we have our 80th year in the wraps and looking forward to our 81st
birthday in 'May. That's 81 years of continuous business operating everyday since spring
of 1928. That's through Spindle Top and the oil boom, the depression, December 7th 1941
and the horrors of WWII, to victory in Europe and the Pacific, the baby boom of the fifties,
the cold war, the sixties, manned space flight, Kennedy, Dallas, Oswald, the summer of
love, Wood stock, the 70's, Iran and the 53 hostages, the 80's, Reagan, Russia and the
end of the Berlin wall. The 90's with Clinton, the new Millennium, Y2K, Gore, Bush,
Supreme court , 911, Afghanistan, Saddam , WMD's, Iraqi, Katrina, Rita, $4.00
gas,$100.00 barrel oil. Iraqi still goes on, Obama. A lot of history in 81 years with still
more to come....
LOUISIANA PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION
GULF COAST PARANORMAL GROUP
JOEL'S GROUP
CONUNDRUM PRODUCTION HOUSTON TEXAS
ABC 13 NEWS
LEGENDS OF AMERICA
TEXAS LESS TRAVELED
OUTLOOK MAGAZINE
TALES AND TRAILS OF TEXHOMA
K.S.H.N . 99.9 RADIO
EXQUISITELY BORED IN NACOGDOCHES
HAUNTED HOTELS IN TEXAS
HOUSTON GHOST TOWNS PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATION
SPOT LIGHT LIBERTY DOCUMENTARY
RANCH AND RURAL LIVING
THE VINDICATOR NEWS PAPER
GAZETTE NEWS PAPER
TEXAS TRAVEL NEWS
KING WOOD PARANORMAL
TEXAS PARANORMAL.COM
GABRIEL'S INVESTIGATION
C. DURBAN AND FRIENDS
SEVERAL SMALL GROUPS WITH NO NAMES
SOUTHERN HAUNTED HISTORY TOURS
I.H.O.P.P. INVESTIGATING HAUNTING OF PARANORMAL
PHENOMENA
COASTAL PARANORMAL RESEARCH
AUSTIN GHOST HUNTERS
MARLIN AND COMPANY
SAN JAC PARA SCIENCES
TEXAS PARANORMAL SOCIETY
C.P.R.
OLYVE HALLMARK ABBOTT
The Historic Ott Hotel has all the evidence collected over the
years for viewing in the lobby of the hotel. To much evidence
to list all on this web page.
DEC. 2008 The King wood Paranormal Investigation Group. They spent one night with us and The tapes and recorders HAVE BEEN REVIEWED !! K.I.P. Found the Historic Ott full of none paying guest. Rooms 205 and 212 had so very much activity as well as the Upstairs hallway. Photos and video have gave K.I.P. Group more than they came looking for.
November 8, 2008 2:15 am. A mans voice was heard in upstairs hall yelling. Two residents living upstairs heard the man yelling. When one resident checked the hall no one was found. All halls and lobby and parking lot had been checked and no one was around. All was very still.
Oct. 2008 will bring yet another investigation team to our Historical Ott Hotel. It's always very interesting when we have Investigation Groups and Psychics.
Many new photos of strange things from this summer have been turned in to the office as well as e-mail photos. These have not been released to the public.
2008 During the month of May there was a sense of renewal and wonder at the Historic Ott Hotel , when two psychic's asked why there were rooms that were sealed off behind a wall ? No one told them about the wall or the rooms. Interesting ? The two rooms upstairs in the east wing had been closed to the public due to some past problems in the rooms. Now the Management has decided to open Rooms 204 and 206 to the public and are restoring them to as close to 1928 as possible. That means no TV, no microwave, no phone, no A.C. (just kidding about the A.C.) Call 936-336-3832 to reserve your room.
March 2008 we had a return visitor to the Ott Hotel. This man had stayed here 44 years age. He told the office of a true story about one night he was sleeping and heard knocking at his door. NO IT WAS NOT A GHOST !!! It was very strange. It was a man on a horse. He was sitting on the horse in the hall way knocking on doors looking for his friend. The year was 1963.
Once again the Historic Ott Hotel legends has been published. The Liberty County Outlook Magazine. October 2007 issue. "THE HAUNTING OF LIBERTY COUNTY" Page. 9
Darrell: Reported on sept. 26, he saw a women in a white dress and a man in a black cowboy hat standing and talking at the bottom of the stair case. Darrell though maybe they where a new couple staying at the hotel. When he turned back around the couple was gone. The front door had not been opened nor had anyone gone up the stair case. Darrell doubled checked to see where the couple went. They just vanished into thin air.
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GROUP FOR YEAR 2009.
COASTAL PARANORMAL
RESEARCH GROUP IN NOVEMBER.
2009
LIBERTY GHOST HUNTERS WERE A
NO SHOW. FOR OCTOBER 2009.
TEXAS
PARANORMAL SOCIETY IN
SEPTEMBER 2009.
THIS GROUP DID NOT STAY LONG
THEY LEFT ABOUT 12 MIDNIGHT
SAID THEY DID NOT GET ANYTHING.
THIS WAS VERY STRANGE.
OTT HOTEL WILL HOST : SAN JAC
PARANORMAL GROUP ON AUGUST
15TH. STILL NO RESULTS FROM
THIS GROUP.
RESULTS ARE IN FROM THE GROUP
CALLED MARLAND & COMPANY.
AUGUST 12, 2009 CD WITH VIDEO
AND E.V.P.'S IS GREAT. JUST MORE
EVIDENCE FOR THE
HOTEL AND OUR GUEST.
JULY 21st 2009
COASTAL PARANORMAL
RETURNED WITH EVIDENCE THEY
COLLECTED IN JUNE. SEVERAL
E.V.P.S AND SOME VIDEO . ROOM
205 WAS VERY INTERESTING. WE
HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THIS
GROUP.
June 5th & 6th OTT HOTEL HAD
INVITED COASTAL PARANORMAL
RESEARCH TO SPEND THE
WEEKEND. THEY GOT OFF TO A
SLOW NIGHT ON FRIDAY BUT
SATURDAY NIGHT GAVE THEM A
NEW OUT LOOK ON HANDS ON
INVESTIGATION. SPIRITS NOT INTO
PHOTOS OR FILM BUT THEY
WANTED TO BE HEARD. E.V.P.'S
AND A LOT OF THEM.
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MAY
WAS A INTERESTING MONTH.
THE OTT INVITED MARLIN &
COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE THE
ATTIC HERE AT THE HISTORIC OTT
HOTEL. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME IN
THE ATTIC. PHOTOS OF ORBS AND
E.V.P'S OF VOICES TELLING THEM
TO GET OUT AND CALLING MARLIN
BY NAME AND MAKING REMARKS
ABOUT HIM. CRAZY YOU SAY??? IT'S
ALL ON TAPE. WHO KNEW THE
ATTIC IS A HANG OUT FOR OUR
SPIRITS!!!
April was great !!
MANY GUEST SPENT THE
NIGHT. WE HAD THE REVEL FROM
THE I.H.O.P.P. GROUP. WE
RECEIVED A LOT OF EVIDENCE
BOTH ON E.V.P.'S AND VIDEO.
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Saturday night March 21st, 2009 was
one crazy night. We had an
Investigation group from Beaumont,
Texas. I.H.O.P.P.
( Investigating Haunting Of
Paranormal Phenomena). The
building was so active the group
stayed until 4am and the spirits still
wanted to be seen and heard. The
group leader was so excited about the
evidence he is coming back .
The group said the hotel was a hot
bed of activity and the orbs and
Spirits were flying all night. It was a
great night for all the owners said.
On Friday the 13th,09 we had
Gabriel's Group. About eight people in
all. They had all the Equipment and
such. Can't wait to see what they
recorded.
We have had visitors from
Oslo, Norway. Our first international
group. 3/6/2009
Then the next night we had a
paranormal group from Houston
Texas. They wired the
building,cameras, recorders, ect. They
will be back in a few days with the
results.
Rooms 204/206/212/
214/216 plus halls.
RESULTS ARE IN / GREAT PHOTOS OF MIST AND
LIGHT STREAKS IN ROOM 204.
MANY ORBS AND SUCH.