Grove City Area Historical Society and Museum

History & local legend

The Grove City Area Historical Society purchased the former Traveler’s Hotel in 2000 and turned it into a museum. Its earlier owners, the Trepasso family, already had stories about the building. Helen Trepasso recalled seeing a man’s shadow while doing laundry in the basement.

Her son Johnny later visited the museum with his young son, Alex. The boy happily ran around until his father announced that they were leaving. Alex wanted to say goodbye to the little girl he had been playing with, although nobody else had seen a girl in the building. The historical society recounted the visit in its November 2018 newsletter.

The museum’s stories also drew paranormal investigators. During an overnight visit in 2012, a team reported recording what sounded like a child’s voice in the upstairs rooms. They associated it with the little girl described in the family’s account.