The Buxton Inn is located off Broadway Street in Granville, Ohio. It is one of the oldest functioning inns in the state of Ohio. In addition to having wonderful food and great rooms, the Buxton Inn is supposedly haunted. People hear strange noises, witness objects moving on their own, feel cold spots, etc. I didnt experience anything when we went, but my sister did. She acted funny the whole time we were having lunch there. When we got out to the car, she told us that she felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up shortly after we were seated. In addition to the awful being watched feeling, she said it felt like someone kept tapping the top of her head and pulling on her hair. Katy isnt one to make stuff like that up, so it was pretty creepy! The above information and photos by graveaddiction The below information is from buxtons website In 1812, Orrin Granger, a pioneer from Granville, Massachusetts built The Tavern on land that was purchased in 1806. That tavern, now known as The Buxton Inn has been operated continuously since that date in 1812. It was long and typical of the times - early American. It had a ballroom, a stagecoach court, a dining room ...all the fixings demanded by society in 1812. The Inn operated as Granvilles first post office, and as a stagecoach stop on the line between Columbus and Newark. The coach drivers were housed in the original cellar with its hewn beams, stone fireplace, and stone walls. The cellar today still carries the feeling of those early years when the drivers cooked their meals in the great open fireplace and slept there on beds of straw. Orrin Granger was a friend and close acquaintance of General (and later President) William H. Harrison who was the first of three presidents and one of many celebrities who would patronize the Buxton. An early history book recounts that in a display of cheerful bravado, Harrison rode his horse up the courtyard steps into the Buxtons ballroom where a party was underway. The tavern thrived and it changed hands in 1818 after Orrin Grangers death. It changed ownership several times over the succeeding years but never closed due to its popularity. The building changed some in the early years. In 1829, an east wing was added and in 1851, a two story wing was added to the building forming a U-shaped building with a center courtyard. In 1858 or 1859, ownership finally started to stabilize when the inn was purchased by James W. Dilley and renamed The Dilley House. It remained so until the property was sold to Major Buxton in 1865. Here is a video provided by the website so you can take a virtual tour of the home.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:59:11 +0000
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