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The Golden Lamb.

Ohio's Oldest Hotel - Owned by Senator, Haunted

Field review by the editors.

Lebanon, Ohio

The Golden Lamb has been in business since 1803 and in its current structure since 1815 -- it is Ohio's oldest hotel. There are 18 rooms available for guest reservations and several rooms set up as permanent museum exhibits of hotel life in bygone days. A room on the fourth floor is said to be haunted by Sarah, dead since 1957; she materializes as a young girl, near a glass-enclosed child's bed and toys.

The hotel and restaurant is owned by Ohio Senator Rob Portman and his family. The rooms are named after 12 US Presidents, including J. Q. Adams, Bush, Grant, Garfield, McKinley, Taft and other famous guests.

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Ohio's Oldest Hotel - Owned by Senator, Haunted

The Golden Lamb

Address:
27 South Broadway, Lebanon, OH
Directions:
NW corner of Main St./Hwy 63 and S. Broadway St./US Hwy 42.
Phone:
513-932-5065
Admission:
Overnight guests.
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