Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast

Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast

1615 Grand Avenue
Carthage, Missouri, 64836
Phone: 1-417-358-7265
Toll Free: 1-888-380-6786

Indicative of many of the homes in Carthage, the Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast is a late-Victorian mansion. The land was acquired in 1893 and the house built sometime after that for $6,000 by S. H. Houser. Shortly after completion Houser declared bankruptcy and the home was purchased by Albert and Belle Carmean. Albert, a mine owner, circuit court clerk, hardware store owner, and bank chairman, passed away on July 12, 1933 after a two month illness. He was survived by Carl, his son, and Belle, his wife. His funeral service was held two days later within the house.

Legend holds that Albert Carmean still resides at Grand Avenue. On weekends in the fall his trademark cigar smoke can be detected within the house. As far as we know this is the only ghostly manifestation within the Carmean House.