However, most days, they would be made to work long hours in terrible conditions. When not needed, the slaves were kept locked inside these hidden rooms.
So to get around that he had secret chambers and rooms built within the mansion. Head of the house was a local government official who insisted on keeping slaves. For decades this would be their home, until their own corrupt ways snuffed them out. In the early 18 hundreds the tavern was sold to a wealthy family, who then converted it into a grand mansion. But being so remote, they didn’t get enough customers to stay in business. It was built on a hill outside of city limits, so that tax and legal regulations could be more easily avoided.
According to that lore a tavern once stood where the mansion later did. All we have are elements of historical records strung together by local folklore. It’s unknown when the mansion was built or who by. Generations of locals have been drawn towards and feared it in equal measure – believing it contained undead slave owners and demonic curses. It is a 19th century mansion that for over a century has stood as a reminder of all that is mysterious. One of Ohio’s greatest urban legends can be found just east of the city of Lancaster.
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