8. The Buxton Inn in Ohio is haunted by spirits which include a cat
About 35 miles east of the state capital of Columbus, Granville is a small, New England style community dating back to the earliest days of the state. The Buxton Inn was built there in 1812, serving as a stagecoach stop and as the town’s post office. Stage drivers often stayed in the basement of the inn between shifts. Visitors to the inn have reported numerous encounters with ghosts, including the sightings of spectral images and the sounds of knocking emanating from the basement at times when that area of the building was unoccupied. The ghosts of several former owners are reported to roam about the inn, with one often seen sitting in the dining room, beneath a large portrait of himself which allows the guests who see him to accurately identify him.
Residents and visitors have reported smelling perfume outside the door of room number nine when the room was unoccupied, allegedly an aroma favored by former owner Bonnie Bounell. Bonnie has been reported to have been seen sitting in the room wearing a blue dress, as well as in other areas of the inn, preceded by wafts of her favorite scent. Another apparition reported in the inn is that of a large gray cat, seen roaming the halls and common rooms as well as the grounds. The cat’s original presence in the inn is unexplained, when it first appeared is not known beyond the speculation of storytellers, but the inn’s nineteenth century style main sign is an oval bearing the date 1812 and featuring a large gray cat lying down while looking directly at the observer.