According to some, Franklin Castle is considered the Most Haunted House in Ohio. This fascinating historical house designed in Queen Anne style, located in Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland was built in 1881 for German immigrant Hannes Tiedemann. He added a ballroom on the fourth floor of the home and gargoyles and turrets to the facade, making the house look even more like a castle.

Tiedemann's four children and mother died shortly after moving into the house, creating a legend of strange happenings, crimes, and ghosts in the house. The castle has changed hands many times since then, and for one reason or another, all owners gave up on their plans of renovating it and moved out, abandoning their investments. The house was even exorcised by a ghost-hunting group, the Northeast Ohio Psychical Research Society.

Franklin Castle, 4308 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH

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