It's a Victorian era Gothic Revival house in historic Marietta, Ohio. This Ohio River city is known for its history, architecture and charm so it looks right at home on one of the town's quiet tree lined streets.
It was built in 1855 for about $10,000 (around $275,000 modern day money, according to my tour guide). Before the house was built, and as early as 1908, the property was home to a potter and his family. This was one of the earliest pottery manufacturing sites in the Northwest Territory and has been a wealth of artifacts for archeologists.
The property was home to just a handful of families until 1974 when it sold at auction to siblings Bertlyn and Stewart Bosley who never lived there but who devoted seventeen years to restoring and renovating this house that is know to locals simply as The Castle.
They donated the property to the Betsy Mills Corporation which finished the work. Today, it's furnished with an assortment of antiques that are connected to those who lived here and just general antiques that are appropriate for the home.
My tour guide was exceptional and could answer every question we lobbed at her. Plus, the tour gives a good bit of local history too. I especially liked knowing that the home was built by an abolitionist named Melvin C. Clarke who was a prominent citizen of the day.
Marietta is so packed with historic sites, cute shops and things to do that I try to see something different each trip.
Want to visit? Find admission, hours and all the other specifics on their website.
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