Mooney's Mansion

The OES visited the area of Mooney's Mansion in September 2005 and January 2007. The mansion sits high on the ridge on Walhalla Road in Columbus. What sets this home apart from neighboring homes is the legend that surrounds it. Mooney's Mansion was built in 1913, predating most of the other homes in the area. The legend takes place in the 1950s. It is said that a husband killed his wife in this house around that time. A variant of this story states that the man murdered his wife and daughter with an axe, and may have even committed suicide. And yet another variation says that he hang the bodies from the Calumet Street Bridge. In any regards, the legend states that blue lights can sometimes be seen floating around inside the house through the windows. Reports say that if you go under the bridge on Walhalla Road at night, you can see the reflection of the wife and daughter in the water to the right of the road. We did not experience anything out-of-the-ordinary when we visited the area. We do know that the home was indeed owned by the Mooney's from at least 1944 until 1961. The home was bought by the current owners in 1973. We have not been able to find any reports of a murder occurring on the property through public records, but we have been contacted by folks that have lived in the area during the time period stated above and they do not recall any murders occurring on the property. The mansion did sit vacant for a time, so maybe that led to the legends surrounding it. After all, who doesn't like an abandoned creepy-looking haunted house? If you have any information about Mooney's Mansion, please email . Please respect the privacy of the current owners and observe Mooney's Mansion from afar.

Location Information: Private Residence

Mooney's Mansion is located at 259 Walhalla Road in Columbus, Franklin County.

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