Prospect Place Mansion

Prospect Place is a 29-room Greek Revival mansion built in 1856 by abolitionist George Willison Adams, whose family operated an extensive Underground Railroad network. The Adams brothers used their flour boats traveling between their Dresden mill and New Orleans to transport escaped slaves north beneath the decks. A light shining from the mansion's cupola signaled to freedom-seekers that this was a safe house. The property is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Ohio Underground Railroad Association's list of stations.

The basement of Prospect Place, where escaped slaves once hid, is believed to be especially haunted. A Black woman with a head injury appears briefly in the basement rooms before vanishing. According to legend, a bounty hunter who got too curious about the Adams' activities was caught, subjected to a mock trial, and hanged in the barn - his violent, angry spirit is said to be the most dangerous presence on the property. A little girl who died after falling from a balcony in winter lingers in the house. Because the ground was frozen, her body was stored in the basement until spring burial, and she may never have left. Visitors report voices in empty rooms, children's laughter, hair-raising whispers, and a well-dressed man standing near the main staircase. Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, and Ghost Brothers have all investigated this location.