While travelling with Zenning and Zay, I noticed a farmhouse in the distance with roof damage. We investigated and discovered a large abandoned Rural Brick House! This massive home was erected in the early 1900s. Most residences from that era are just one-third their original size.
The home was amazing, with solid foundations. It also looks to have been erected all at once rather than in pieces, which indicates that the family that built/owned it had a lot of money!
As I got inside, I was saddened to discover that it had been stripped down to the studs, which is typical of a renovation attempt. There were several rooms with the original gorgeous wooden doors. I didn’t take many shots downstairs because it wasn’t really intriguing, but I did capture a couple! When I made my way upstairs, I hoped everything was still in its pristine state!
Surprisingly, the upstairs had not been touched! This surprised me because I anticipated it to be crowded like the bottom floor. The home was divided into two portions, with this being the front section. There were three bedrooms and a spacious closet.
The home was good, with substantial bones, and it appeared to have been erected all at once, rather than in pieces. This demonstrates that the family that erected it was prosperous. The building’s attention to detail was amazing; from the brickwork to the wooden beams, it was apparent that this home was built with great care.
The center of the home, over a huge dining area, was a spacious room with a walkout and large windows. I’m not sure what this room would have been used for, but it was a vast space!
As we got inside, I was saddened to see that it had been gutted to the studs. This typically indicates that someone attempted to renovate it. There were still some lovely hardwood doors on the bottom floor, but it wasn’t really intriguing to me. As I walked upstairs, though, I was pleasantly delighted to discover that everything was still in its original state.
The back of the home also had a staircase that had been removed, most likely for remodeling. There was also a huge chamber with its own stairway going to the main floor storage space. A huge closet, identical to the one at the front, weirdly had windows on the door, and there was enough for a sink, probably a bathroom, and a single bedroom. This was by far one of the largest farmhouses I’d ever seen, which is why I referred to it as a mansion, as it was easily 6,000 square feet in size. Although it looked that improvements had begun, such intentions appeared to have been long abandoned, and the house is now succumbing to the elements.