Squire's Castle

Squire's Castle is a stone gatehouse built in the 1890s by Fergus B. Squire, Vice President of Standard Oil Company under John D. Rockefeller. Squire purchased 525 acres in the beautiful Chagrin Valley with plans to build an English baronial estate, but only the gatehouse was ever completed. After his wife reportedly became unhappy with the isolated location, Squire abandoned his plans. The structure became part of Cleveland Metroparks in 1925 and is now a popular hiking destination.

Legend tells that Louisa Squire, prone to insomnia during stays at the property, would take nighttime walks through the castle. One fateful night, she entered the trophy room and caught sight of a terrifying apparition reflected in one of the hunting trophies - or perhaps just her own lantern's reflection. Whatever she saw shocked her so profoundly that she lost her footing on the stairs and fell to her death. Her ghost is said to still wander the castle, appearing 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.