About This Location
Franklin Castle is a Victorian stone mansion built between 1881-1883 by German immigrant Hannes Tiedemann, who became wealthy as a wholesale grocer and banker. The imposing structure features elaborate turrets, gargoyles, and a network of secret passages and hidden rooms. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982, it has been called "The Most Haunted House in Ohio" and has been featured on Ghost Adventures and Paranormal Lockdown.
The Ghost Story
The Tiedemann family suffered tremendous tragedy within these walls, losing multiple children in infancy, a 15-year-old daughter, and eventually Mrs. Tiedemann herself. Tales of haunting began in the 1960s when the Romano family moved in and their children encountered a crying girl in white on the third floor. The family reported haunting organ music, heavy footfalls, and faces appearing in woodwork. Rumors swirl of a niece hanged in a secret tunnel, a strangled mistress, and a murdered servant girl. Human bones were found in a closet in 1975. Today, overnight stays are offered for those brave enough to sleep where so many spirits reportedly dwell.
