The Oliver House

The oldest building in downtown Toledo, designed by architect Isaiah Rogers and opened in 1859. It served as a Civil War medical center and reportedly had a basement tunnel used to move escaped slaves to boats on the Maumee River. Today it's home to the Maumee Bay Brewing Company.

Multiple spirits haunt the Oliver House. The most frequently seen is "The Captain," a soldier in full military uniform who appears throughout the building, believed to be from the Spanish-American War era when wounded men were treated here. Staff describe him as a benign, jovial spirit who seems pleased with renovations to his former hospital. A woman in a white dress also appears to guests and diners. Perhaps most significant is the discovery of a Native American burial ground beneath the property - when renovations disturbed a warrior chief's grave, a tribe from the west was brought to perform a reburial ceremony. A protective female spirit guards the restaurant area, while a murdered servant woman and the ghosts of children running through the banquet room have also been reported. The smell of cigar smoke drifts through rooms where no one is smoking.