Historic haunted places in Akron, OH. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Haunted place
182 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308
Open for ticketed shows; seasonal architectural tours.
The Civic's best-known ghost is Fred, remembered as a longtime custodian who died on the job and still seems to discourage vandalism and rowdy patrons. A young woman linked to the …
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
60 Fir Hill, Akron, OH 44325
Open to the public (museum; admission charged).
Local lore says Susan Hower, wife of the 1871 mansion's builder, made her husband promise never to remarry, and her spirit is described as angry because he did, a few years after h…
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This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
376 S. Main Street, Akron, OH 44311
Open to the public (bar).
This bar sits in a building that local ghost-tour guides say once hid a Prohibition-era speakeasy. Unlike the quiet cold spots at other downtown stops, the presence here is describ…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
550 Copley Road, Akron, OH 44320
Open for tours (admission charged).
Ghost reports at this historical-society house go back to 1955. The three most repeated: a chair in the Alexander Room that rocks on its own, female figures on the main staircase t…
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This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
714 North Portage Path, Akron, OH 44303
Open to the public (house and gardens; admission charged).
The Seiberling estate's resident ghost is the Gray Lady, a woman in period dress seen near the master suite balcony. One theory holds that she came over from England along with the…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.