Three American mansions from my trip last month - which was actually the last time I got out exploring anywhere. None of these really warrant their own separate topics and all three of them are in the same area, sort of what was the American equivalent of our own 'Millionaire/billionaires Row' type deal.
Mansions and houses like these aren't really my usual exploring choice but they were all cool to see, it's always nice to see places that you have never even seen photos of before.
The first one was the most interesting. It was designed by a prominent local architect in the 1950s who designed a number of homes in the area. It's located on top of a hill in an extremely wealthy area of New Jersey and commands incredible views over the surroundings. It's a masterpiece of 1950s design, with incredible Cedar woodwork throughout the building which would have cost a fortune back in the 1950s and that wood, if salvaged, would still be worth a massive sum of money today. As it happens though, the house was, at the time, about to meet it's maker, with final demolition prep going on around it, and it will, more than likely, all be bulldozed because the people who can afford to buy an old property in this area don't want to live in someone else's design, they want to create their own bespoke homes from scratch.
I didn't get any externals other than this one from the rear, showing how it's been constructed sunk into the hillside.
The second property was quite literally a stones throw from this one, and was a much more traditional, older house, and very well hidden from the road which is probably why it's still in good order. It would be a pretty unremarkable empty house, were it not for the basketball court in the attic, and a prison-like mid-century fitted bedroom suite in the master bedroom.
The final one of the three was the most run-through, worst condition of the lot, as it's somewhere that was put well and truly out there on the various social medias. It belonged to a local Rabbi and his family, and was left abandoned after a fire broke out in one wing of the building causing severe damage a number of years ago. The light was fading when we got here, so I only rattled off a few photos before moving on.
Thanks for looking
Mansions and houses like these aren't really my usual exploring choice but they were all cool to see, it's always nice to see places that you have never even seen photos of before.
The first one was the most interesting. It was designed by a prominent local architect in the 1950s who designed a number of homes in the area. It's located on top of a hill in an extremely wealthy area of New Jersey and commands incredible views over the surroundings. It's a masterpiece of 1950s design, with incredible Cedar woodwork throughout the building which would have cost a fortune back in the 1950s and that wood, if salvaged, would still be worth a massive sum of money today. As it happens though, the house was, at the time, about to meet it's maker, with final demolition prep going on around it, and it will, more than likely, all be bulldozed because the people who can afford to buy an old property in this area don't want to live in someone else's design, they want to create their own bespoke homes from scratch.
I didn't get any externals other than this one from the rear, showing how it's been constructed sunk into the hillside.
The second property was quite literally a stones throw from this one, and was a much more traditional, older house, and very well hidden from the road which is probably why it's still in good order. It would be a pretty unremarkable empty house, were it not for the basketball court in the attic, and a prison-like mid-century fitted bedroom suite in the master bedroom.
The final one of the three was the most run-through, worst condition of the lot, as it's somewhere that was put well and truly out there on the various social medias. It belonged to a local Rabbi and his family, and was left abandoned after a fire broke out in one wing of the building causing severe damage a number of years ago. The light was fading when we got here, so I only rattled off a few photos before moving on.
Thanks for looking
