Squire's Castle

Built in the 1890s as a gatehouse for Standard Oil VP Fergus B. Squire's planned English estate, which never got past this first structure. His wife hated the isolation, so he walked away. The gatehouse became part of Cleveland Metroparks in 1925.

Legend has it that Louisa Squire, prone to insomnia during stays at the property, would take nighttime walks through the castle. One night, she entered the trophy room and caught sight of something terrifying reflected in one of the hunting trophies -- or perhaps just her own lantern's reflection. Whatever she saw shocked her so badly that she lost her footing on the stairs and fell to her death. Her ghost reportedly still wanders the castle, showing up as a woman in white holding a lantern. Visitors have reported seeing a red light moving through windows and feeling an eerie presence, though historical records show Louisa actually died of natural causes in Wickliffe years later.