Lake County Poorhouse
Location submitted by: sdonley on 12/15/2013
DBA Approved: Y
PANICd#: 1305
| The Center contains a main museum building, originally built as the Lake County Poor House in 1876. |
415 Riverside Dr.
Painesville Twp. , OH 44077
Phone: 440-639-2945
Open to the public: Yes
https://www.lakehistorycenter.org/
Lat: 41.715914
Lon: -81.22239300000001
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 6
History: 1
Stories: 1
Claims: 7
Evidence: 0
Resources: 2
Retrievals: 3960
Vistor Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
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History information is some background and history about the location. This is meant to be a basic summary. Below the history records you will find sources in which you can click on to find out more information. There may be multiple history records per location.
The Lake County History Center Museum and Historic Village is an 8-acre complex located minutes from I90 in Painesville Township, about 25 miles east of Cleveland. The Center contains a main museum building, originally built as the Lake County Poor House in 1876. This beautiful Italianate structure has two levels open to the public with exhibit galleries, classrooms and research library rooms available. Exhibits change yearly; current displays can be found on the Society's website at www.LakeHistory.org. The Museum is famous for housing the only collection of Magical Musical Machines in Ohio. This collection of 20th century mechanical musical boxes vary in size from inches to feet and play music usually never before heard by guests. Another wing is filled with unique Civil War artifacts and stories. The library has extensive manuscripts and records of local history. It is open to the public and researching assistance is available. Operated by the Lake County Historical Society, the complex also contains an historic village used for first person interpretation of Ohio's early years for school field trips and summer visitors and a Native American Whittlesey Focus village that is under construction. The extensive grounds of the Center are used for special event programs year around; check the website for details. The buildings and grounds are handicapped accessible. The Center contains a gift shop, rental space, is available for group tours and offers free parking.
Added by: sdonley on 02/10/2015 DB#:229
Source(s):
http://consumer.discoverohio.com/searchdetails.asp...
Stories are just that. Stories and personal accounts that have been reported about the location.
Is there any paranormal activity?
Carrie: A & E taped "Episode #70: The Forgotten Ones" out here last summer, and they said that they did get a lot of activity here. One Friday every month, we do the Lantern Ghost Walks along with the Willoughby Ghost Hunters. Apparently one week, they put a flashlight on the floor of the attic and it was turning on and off by itself. People have said chairs mysteriously move, people have claimed to hear a baby crying, and others say they hear children's laughter.
Added by: sdonley on 02/10/2015 DB#:1186
Source(s):
http://www.cleveland.com/our-town/index.ssf/2011/0...
Here are the paranormal claims for this location. These have been found through Internet research, reports from members, or reports from personal interviews. To add a claim, your account must have contributor access or higher.
| Claim# | Claim |
| 2062 | Investigators have gotten remarkable responses from a flashlight session.
Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley |
| 2063 | Chairs have moved by themselves.
Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley |
| 2064 | People have heard a baby crying.
Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley |
| 2065 | People have heard children laughing.
Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley |
| 2066 | An apparition of a women has been seen around still cleaning rooms.
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| 2067 | Workers feel an overwhelming amount of negative energy.
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| 2068 | A volunteer had her chair pulled out from under her while working. Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley |
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| Ghost Walks and Dark History Tours | Information about ghost walks for this location. |
| Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley | |
| Article about Location | Article about the location on Cleveland.com |
| Added: 02/10/2015 By: sdonley | |
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