Once known for being one of the most haunted buildings in Wood County, the Potter House has faded into history since its destruction by fire in 2003. Not much seems to remain of it, and there is nothing really to investigate since the ghosts had appeared to disappear along with the houses demise.
But some have kept the memory of the house and its Hauntings alive.
A story posted on UnsolvedMysteries.com tells the story of the Potter house leading up the the fire-
It certainly looked like a haunted house in its day- Photo by Roze L. for DeadOhio.com
“There isn’t a Potter House anymore–not since late 2003, when someone set fire to the abandoned building at the corner of Potter Road, where the house gets its bane from, and Route 6. If half the local stories are true, then it wasn’t the worst crime this piece of property has seen.”
“The last family to occupy the house was named Minton. They lived there in the 1970s when, according to Bowling Green legend, the father murdered his wife and kids before killing himself. The spirits of the unfortunate Minton family never left their home, and the place was uninhabitable from then on.”
“Whether angry or just desperate, the entities haunting the Potter House were quite violent and unpredictable. Even a single night spent there revealed why the place remained unsellable. This is what they said: Stairs creaked as if someone was coming down when no one should be there. Objects flew through the air and smashed against walls–especially in the kitchen, where the cabinets had a habit of flying open on their own. Voices spoke to the late night visitor–usually the mournful voice of the mother.”
“Perhaps most frightening of all, looking out through an upstairs window was known to show you a figure, completely black, heading from the field toward the house. Definitely not a place to visit on your own.”
Inside the abandoned house. Photo by Roze L. for DeadOhio.com
“Today the barn and storage sheds are all that’s left on the property. They surround a cellar pit filled with charred beams and rotted pieces of the haunted house that once stood here. The outbuildings are used by some farmer to store his equipment, so the land is obviously still attended to by someone. Whether or not the violent ghosts of the Potter House still linger on the spot is anyone’s guess.”
March 1st, 2012 at 7:31 am
Haunted places like this particular house- Potter House are abound with legends and stories from wintenesses . The need for mystery is part of our instincts since there are so many thing that we are unable to explain.