Edmund Gleeson House

Tinkers Creek Road, Valley View

An eccentric pig farmer, a heart attack, eerie lights-all the makings of a fascinating yet mysterious case for a haunting.

Edmund Gleeson originally built this stone house on Durham Hill in 1854. The 200-acre farm was in close proximity to the ohio and Erie Canal: prefect for transporting his produce. The farm thrived long after Edmund passed away in 1870. The large red barn was built near the house in 1880 to house livestock.

The Gleeson family owned the farm well into the 1960s. The last owner was a reclusive pig farmer, known for her overalls and unkempt appearance. Locals believed her to be mentally unstable, but she was harmless.

The ghost of the last female occupant is rumored to haunt the farmhouse. Lights have been seen in windows at night. The barn itself has a few strange rumors attached to it, including that of a satanic cult and bottomless well. A few suicides have taken place within the barn over the past decade.

The Gleeson House has now been restored and is a rental property owned by the National Park Service.

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