Built as a stagecoach stop in 1787, Averill Stand in Wilmington, Vermont, is said to be haunted by its former owners, the Averill family. The building later served as a working farm and a bed and breakfast before closing. A small family cemetery is located in a pasture next to the property. The ghost of a woman in 18th-century clothing is said to appear in the dining room. A ghost identified as Lavinia Hill Averill, who is believed to have died in childbirth, reportedly moves household items and whisks them away before returning them to the kitchen counters. In an upstairs room, small, cheeky spirits are blamed for making earrings disappear. An apparition of a farmer dressed in farm apparel has been seen pacing the grounds, allegedly searching for his dead horse. The current owners have reported that their dogs frantically run to the back door every evening between 10:30 and 11:40 p.m., seeming to search for something in the darkness. On cold winter nights, the doorbell has supposedly rung on its own, with no visitors and no footprints left in the snow. Despite these unsettling occurrences, some visitors report feeling a sense of warmth and welcome from the otherworldly occupants rather than a feeling of dread.