So a couple of days ago I got back from my annual trip across the big pond. This time around it primarily wasn't a trip planned to be focussed on exploring, rather simply a chilled holiday seeing good friends, having fun and chilling out. That being said though, I did manage to get out on a couple of afternoons and explore some stuff, it was definitely quality over quantity this time and I'm very glad I saw a few awesome things along the way.
This house was a property I spotted whilst plotting a small roadtrip in between stays in cities in upstate New York. I saw what it looked like on street view and immediately marked it as a spot to stop and check out, as even if it was inaccessible, restored, or otherwise not able to be explored, I desperately wanted to get a photo of the exterior at least. The American Victorian era Gothic Revival 'Second Empire' style is my absolute favourite architectural style anywhere, the houses are things of pure beauty, they look straight out of a horror film, and form the basis for most of the stereotypical 'haunted houses' you see portrayed in films and cartoons. It was a style that was popular mostly during the mid-1800s to very early 1900s, and there are some remarkable surviving examples of these houses around upstate New York and the rest of the north-eastern States.
This particular property is considered an absolute masterpiece of Second Empire design, it was built in the mid-1800s to the highest possible standards and with the finest materials available at the time. Heavy oak and chestnut doors and fittings, a slate mansard roof, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. It has been uninhabited for some considerable time, the iconic salmon-pink paint on the outside fading and peeling, the wrap-around front and side porch rotting. The roof failed at some point, allowing water to soak into the middle of the building - the master bedroom on the first floor is now making it's way down into the ground floor, which is also in a bad way. As I was on my own, I didn't even attempt to climb the obviously rotted out stairs to the attic. The house was sold within the last few years - photos featured on the listing showed a house filled with various things, furniture and household items - all of this has since been cleared out, and in place is stored three or four old video arcade machines for some reason. The house is falling down around them, I really hope the owners do something with it at some point because to lose this property would be heartbreaking.
Yes, I have gone on a bit about the property because it's one of only two derelict residential properties I've ever truly fallen in love with, and would commit all my time and money to restoring if I were to win the lottery.
As for the explore, it was quick, simple, and chilled. I had only planned on taking some exterior photos, but I noticed a door wide open into the house and I wasn't going to pass it up, so I had an all-too-quick run around with just my camera, no tripod or other gear. I would have been perfectly happy with some exterior photos only, so seeing inside was somewhat of a bonus.
Thanks for looking
This house was a property I spotted whilst plotting a small roadtrip in between stays in cities in upstate New York. I saw what it looked like on street view and immediately marked it as a spot to stop and check out, as even if it was inaccessible, restored, or otherwise not able to be explored, I desperately wanted to get a photo of the exterior at least. The American Victorian era Gothic Revival 'Second Empire' style is my absolute favourite architectural style anywhere, the houses are things of pure beauty, they look straight out of a horror film, and form the basis for most of the stereotypical 'haunted houses' you see portrayed in films and cartoons. It was a style that was popular mostly during the mid-1800s to very early 1900s, and there are some remarkable surviving examples of these houses around upstate New York and the rest of the north-eastern States.
This particular property is considered an absolute masterpiece of Second Empire design, it was built in the mid-1800s to the highest possible standards and with the finest materials available at the time. Heavy oak and chestnut doors and fittings, a slate mansard roof, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. It has been uninhabited for some considerable time, the iconic salmon-pink paint on the outside fading and peeling, the wrap-around front and side porch rotting. The roof failed at some point, allowing water to soak into the middle of the building - the master bedroom on the first floor is now making it's way down into the ground floor, which is also in a bad way. As I was on my own, I didn't even attempt to climb the obviously rotted out stairs to the attic. The house was sold within the last few years - photos featured on the listing showed a house filled with various things, furniture and household items - all of this has since been cleared out, and in place is stored three or four old video arcade machines for some reason. The house is falling down around them, I really hope the owners do something with it at some point because to lose this property would be heartbreaking.
Yes, I have gone on a bit about the property because it's one of only two derelict residential properties I've ever truly fallen in love with, and would commit all my time and money to restoring if I were to win the lottery.
As for the explore, it was quick, simple, and chilled. I had only planned on taking some exterior photos, but I noticed a door wide open into the house and I wasn't going to pass it up, so I had an all-too-quick run around with just my camera, no tripod or other gear. I would have been perfectly happy with some exterior photos only, so seeing inside was somewhat of a bonus.
Thanks for looking
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