What Ash Kelley has said about Blennerhassett Hotel

3 quotes · 1 episode · Mar 30, 2026

Ash Kelley, Co-host of the true crime podcast Morbid, has been quoted on Blennerhassett Hotel 3 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on March 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Kelley says the Blennerhassett Hotel opened in 1889 after six years of construction, managed by Colonel William Nelson Chancellor with the goal of being West Virginia's most opulent hotel.

    “The hotel took six years to build, and the whole entire project was managed by Colonel William Nelson Chancellor. The goal was to make this like the most opulent hotel in West Virginia”

    Morbid: Haunted Roadtrip: West Virginia Edition! (Mar 30, 2026) · Listen from 29:20

  • Kelley notes the hotel's 1889 amenities included combined electric and gas lighting, steam heating, elevators and modern plumbing.

    “It also had steam heating. Whoa. Both service and passenger elevators, which like that was huge at the time”

    Morbid: Haunted Roadtrip: West Virginia Edition! (Mar 30, 2026) · Listen from 31:09

  • Kelley says John F. Kennedy campaigned at the hotel in 1960 and stayed twice in room 216, then its largest suite.

    “JFK campaigned there in 1960, and he stayed on two separate occasions in May of that year. Apparently, he stayed in room 216 both times”

    Morbid: Haunted Roadtrip: West Virginia Edition! (Mar 30, 2026) · Listen from 34:55

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