Monroe Township near Hastings in Richland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ceely Rose House

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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

1. Ceely Rose House Marker

Inscription.
The Ceely Rose House was the setting of a triple murder in 1896. The house was home to the Rose family: David, who operated a mill on the property, his wife Rebecca, their son Walter, and their 23-year-old daughter Ceely. In June 1896, Ceely poisoned her family with arsenic over their disapproval of her infatuation with their neighbor, Guy Berry.

Ceely confessed to the murders but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. She died and was buried at the Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Legend has it that her spirit haunts her old family home.

Erected by Ohio Department Of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 32.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Notable Buildings • Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1896.

Location. 40° 39.008′ N, 82° 23.705′ W. Marker is near Hastings, Ohio, in Richland County. It is in Monroe Township. It is at the intersection of Bromfield Road and Pleasant Valley Road (County Route 303) on Bromfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4015 Township Hwy 438, Perrysville OH 44864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Doris Duke Woods Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Working Farm Barn

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis Bromfield's Big House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Big House at Malabar Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Malabar Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Director James Zehringer (approx. 0.2 miles away); Malabar's Smokehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louis Bromfield / Malabar Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hastings.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

2. Ceely Rose House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 192 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.