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The Castle, Marietta, OH

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Museums

The Castle

A Victorian house museum in Marietta, Ohio, offering guided tours of an 1855 Gothic Revival home.

418 Fourth Street, Marietta, OH 45750 · Marietta, OH

About The Castle

The Castle is a house museum in Marietta, Ohio, centered on an 1855 Gothic Revival home. Visitors can take tours of the house and join educational programs, group visits, summer camps, teas, cemetery tours, and ghost tours. The museum also rents its facilities for events and welcomes school, scout, and bus groups.

  • #house museum
  • #Victorian
  • #Gothic Revival
  • #history
  • #guided tours

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