LOUDONVILLE — One of the oldest houses in the Loudonville area is the “Century House,” located on State Route 3 at the Mohican Adventures campground.
The house is constructed of two-foot thick native sandstone blocks, and believed to have been built around 1840.
It was a rumored one-time stop on the Underground Railroad while owned by Dr. Ephraim Fuller, whose family continued to own it until the mid-1900s. The building experienced numerous additions and renovations over the years, but the sandstone still remains visible.
It has been used as a home, stagecoach stop, restaurant (which is how it acquired the name “The Century House”), apartment building, office, and is now an overnight rental. For the past century or so, though, it has also been rumored to be the home of a ghost or two, with legend claiming someone is buried in the basement.
Rumor had it that the deceased was Olidine, a beautiful younger cousin of the Fullers who was also a morphine addict, and eventually died of its use.
It is claimed she was buried beneath the basement floor and ever since her ghostly image has been seen haunting the halls of the historic home.
One person who did not buy into all of the ghost stories was Dr. G.B. Fuller, who eventually owned the house himself. G.B. was adamant that Olidine did not die in the house nor is she buried in the basement … and he would know, because he attended her funeral.
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