Marietta, Ohio is probably the last place you'd expect to find a castle. With its octagonal tower, trefoil attic window, and stone capped spires, The Castle on Fourth Street is one of the best executed examples of Gothic Revival style architecture in Ohio. A former home of Ohio Senator Theodore Davis, this Victorian-era mansion was built in 1855 and is now a public museum on the National Historic Register.

The Castle has had many owners, but most memorable was Jessie Lindsay, member of Marietta's elite high society, who spent 87 of her 100 years at this location. People who knew her say she was a diminutive but commanding woman, whose yorkshire terrier Suzy never left her side.

Despite The Castle's current status as a learning museum and historical landmark, generations of children have crossed the street to avoid walking past it. Tales abound of eerie lights in the parlor and tower windows, phantom scents from a deserted kitchen, or strange footsteps from the floor above.

Perhaps Ms. Lindsay isn't quite prepared to leave her home behind...