Abandoned House

[JOETHECROW]

agreed!

 

[rockbot]

This was an old sheep dip station. They would run the sheep through here to clean up the wool before shearing. 1880ʻs site with several cowboy houses
and support buildings. Havenʻt found the bottles yet! []

ORIGINAL: rockbot

one of my island favorites.

 

[M.C.Glass]

In 1893, this house, designed by a young man named Albert Kahn was built in Detroit.
(pics courtesy of Internationalmetropolis.com)

 

[M.C.Glass]

Much later, it found itself in the way of "progress" and had to go. People who cared had it moved to a nearby empty lot, but the building suffered.

 

[M.C.Glass]

Things got worse and worse until "Old Slumpy" was lost.
One windy day, someone with a camera caught the fascade collapse.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

A house up my dads way

 

[RICKJJ59W]

The basement of another. I see eyes!!

 

[Bottles r LEET]

This house in town isn't currently abandoned, but stood vacant for a few months. Then it came on the market. Then it sold.

The house was built in 1830, and has been neglected for a long time. Now, it is undergoing renovations. The back addition was torn off, and the house is now up in the air, while the new foundation is being poured. Forms are up, and I think the rest was poured today.

Now for the bad news. The estimate for materials needed for the rest of the house is $118,000. The estimate for labour is another $118,000. This does not include rewiring and re-plumbing.

Hopefully the house will be saved, but it will be very expensive.

Here is a picture of it under construction. It sits right across the street from the General Store.

 

[antlerman23]

wow, that place does not look like it is 182 years old...

 

[sandchip]

ORIGINAL: antlerman23

wow, that place does not look like it is 182 years old...

Yeah, no obvious giveaways on that one. The roof is the only thing that might make you want to look a little closer. I look forward to seeing more pictures of it as things progress.