The OES visited Poston Farmhouse on August 2, 2003. The house seemed to have been built in the mid-to-late 1800s and had probably been abandoned for about ten years at the time of our visit. It is believed that the home was built on top of an Indian mound and that during construction, several skeletons were removed and donated to Ohio University. Most of the newspapers and magazines we found in the home date from the early 1990s. The house was pretty typical for an abandoned home, with junk strewn about the floor and some damage from the elements. Unlike many abandoned structures near major cities, this house had very little vandalism or graffiti. During our visit, we found some kind of fluid in the refrigerator that looked like apple juice, but no one was willing to test it. We also found an old Pac-Man cartridge for an Atari in the pink bedroom. In all, the house had four bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen, a living room and a parlor, accounting for around 1800 square feet. We did not find an entry to the basement, but we have been told by a former resident that there is indeed a very small basement. The barn behind the house was still being used when we visited, so the property owners may stop by from time to time. As of 2015, the property is regularly mowed, and the house has been boarded up tight.
Location Information: Abandoned
Poston Farmhouse is on Hocking Drive west of the small village of Haydenville; Hocking County.
Photographs
The Poston Farmhouse as seen from Hocking Drive.
Another view of the farmhouse from down the street.
The front porch of the house was overgrown by weeds and brush.
A washer and dryer was on the back porch. Maybe it doubled as a laundry room.
The front door stood wide open.
The living room was to the left of the main entrance.
It featured a fireplace and built in bookshelf.
This stylish fan was on the living room's ceiling.
This was the parlor to the right of the main entrance.
An old couch was left behind in the parlor.
The couch cushions were on the floor.
The parlor's corner windows.
This was the fireplace for the parlor.
A fancy light fixture was on the ceiling.
Dust and dirt had settled on the wall where a flag may have once hung.
The fireplace of a different room.
The kitchen sink had a view of the backyard.
The refrigerator and oven remained in the kitchen just across from the sink.
A mystery liquid remained in the refrigerator.
The tile floor of the kitchen.
A sheet hang in the doorway, dividing the rooms.
The main stairway in the foyer of the house.
Looking down at the main stairway.
The narrow rear stairwell, sometimes referred to as the servant's stairway.
Looking down the rear stairwell.
This room that we dubbed "the blue room," was just above the parlor.
The room was a wreck. The mantle had been removed some time ago. A green chair remained in the corner.
A neat fold out Harley Davidson poster.
One of the only remaining original iron faces of the home's fireplaces.
An old console television in the corner of the blue room.
The old television console also included this radio.
The console included a record player as well.
A couple of suitcases remained on the floor along with several magazines.
A pair of jeans left behind in the closet.
This was the bedroom above the living room. We called it the pink room.
An old 1960s-70s era bowling bag was one of the many items left behind.
A pair of jeans also remained in the pink room's closet.
A quilt rack and milk crate were in another closet.
An Atari Pac-Man cartridge we found in the pink room.
This was the room in the rear of the house. It was above the kitchen.
A BB gun and devil's pitchfork were among the items scattered on the floor.
It seemed odd, but this bedroom had its very own sink.
The home's only bathroom was between the pink room and the rear bedroom.
The toilet seemed pretty nasty.
US 33 could be seen from the window of the room at the top of the stairs.
Our last look at the house was the back door that led out to the rear porch.
