I Explored The Remains Of An Abandoned Mansion Filled With American History
I’ve photographed many abandoned houses in my career. However, none have been filled with as much American history as this one. The house and a lot of its belongings date back to at least the 19th century. The owner was a prominent government official and known nationally and was a well-respected man in the town. Take a look inside to see what was forgotten and left behind.
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The exterior
Sitting room
Upstairs
The parlour
Main staircase
Portrait
The dining room
The master bedroom
An upstairs bedroom
Antique desk and chair
A family portrait
Parlour decor
A book of Presidents
Photograph of the Kennedy’s
Family pictures
An upstairs bedroom
Family china closet
Broken spectacles
Antique portraits
Ladies bathroom
Family history
View of the parlour
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It is times like this when I wish I was "filthy rich" and could buy this house and restore it, the furniture and even the photographs! AND LIVE THERE!!!
So how long had it been deserted, why was there no dust on the photos, furniture, how did the furniture seem to stay in such good condition? I have many questions
Yeah, something's off here. Outside of the flaking paint there's too much stuff and it's in to good of condition.
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I immagine some kind of tragedy, or fleeing tragedies. Usually it's wars and change of regimes that force some families out of their homes.
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What a waste. There are some really nice antiques (that I would give my eye teeth to have) just rotting away in there—-not to mention the house itself!
Nothing is rotting! It's all well kept. I'm not sure about this claim
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I'm shocked that someone hasn't come in and taken everything--there are some gorgeous and very expensive antiques in there. From the air-conditioner, it looks like it was occupied not that long ago. I imainge the locals would know what happened. Sigh.
Something tells me this isn't real. Oh, I'm sure it's an old house and all that, but the stuff inside looks too "staged." Like it's part of a historical display or something.
After mother died Jackie told me she’d hired all these people to renovate the house, but I didn’t want Jackie and Lee to grab the house, so I sold it quickly for mere pennies. The people who bought the house, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, were perfectly wonderful, sweet and kind. There are some nice people in the world, you know, I just don’t happen to be related to any of them.
Grey Gardens, that's exactly what this reminded me of. I remember seeing that documentary years ago. It was very sad to see. FYI, I gave an upvote but you're still at negative one. :/
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I have...questions. Sure, there's flaking paint and a badly maintained exterior and so on, but otherwise the place and furnishings are in great shape with little to no dust, etc.
I think its because they're contained from the elements inside the house
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Can't something like this be refurbished? New paint, anti-mold solutions for the walls, aired out, new furniture, etc?
Everything is in great shape now. Story doesn't make sense at all.
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OMG, this is amazing, is the town going to take it over and get it finished for a museum? What a terrible shame it has been left to rot.
Who would have the sofa facing away from the fireplace.???? The little group of spectacles etc is obviously a set up and the storage plates etc cupboard is again a set up. It is all fake
Why doesn't someone at least rescue the furniture?? :'-( It's a beautiful house - nicely laid out, beautiful windows. What a waste to let it fall apart.
Don't let the Americaa pickers crowd find out where it is, they'll clear the place out. My grandparents farm was semi abandoned for a while, someone would check it a few times a week. Those type shows were popular and we noticed an uptik in the number of times some clown tried to break in or cart something off.
I’m guessing this place was abandon maybe in the 1990’s because the paint, wallpaper and fabric choices. I think that’s why it looks odd. I have an old house and try to furnish it with antiques. If my house were ever abandon there would be little modern furniture.
I saw an article that said the photographer was recently "granted access" to take the photos. That tells me this is not an abandoned property. That would explain the nice, dust-free interior.
I wonder who actually owns the place. Seems like selling some of those antiques and photos, etc. could help pay to fix up the rest.
It's sad that rich people would rather let a mansion literally rot to the ground rather than just sell it to someone who would be willing to give it the TLC it needs to bring it back into glory.
It's too clean to have been abandoned for more than an hour or two.
So this is all staged, right? It looks like someone found an abandoned house and then moved in a bunch of "period piece" furniture and old photos just for the photo op. Like there is NO WAY that house was abandoned as is. It's way too clean...and not, "I cleaned it to show off the furniture" clean but like this is completely fake. Why are people so desperate for the attention and validation of strangers?!? It's a disease and this whole post is a hot pile of B.S.
Does anyone know the address of this mansion? All I know is that it's in Orange County, Virginia and I would love to take photos here!! This is a beautiful house.
Does anyone know the exact address of this mansion or at least what road it's on!? All I know is that it's in Orange County, Virginia. I would love to take photos here and add them to my portfolio!!!
Wow. I'd think the city would put it on the historical registers and restore it or sell it to someone who could restore it and its furnishings to their glory.
Id love to know more history behind this like what state its in, the people that lived there...
It is times like this when I wish I was "filthy rich" and could buy this house and restore it, the furniture and even the photographs! AND LIVE THERE!!!
So how long had it been deserted, why was there no dust on the photos, furniture, how did the furniture seem to stay in such good condition? I have many questions
Yeah, something's off here. Outside of the flaking paint there's too much stuff and it's in to good of condition.
Load More Replies... I immagine some kind of tragedy, or fleeing tragedies. Usually it's wars and change of regimes that force some families out of their homes.
Load More Replies... What a waste. There are some really nice antiques (that I would give my eye teeth to have) just rotting away in there—-not to mention the house itself!
Nothing is rotting! It's all well kept. I'm not sure about this claim
Load More Replies... I'm shocked that someone hasn't come in and taken everything--there are some gorgeous and very expensive antiques in there. From the air-conditioner, it looks like it was occupied not that long ago. I imainge the locals would know what happened. Sigh.
Something tells me this isn't real. Oh, I'm sure it's an old house and all that, but the stuff inside looks too "staged." Like it's part of a historical display or something.
After mother died Jackie told me she’d hired all these people to renovate the house, but I didn’t want Jackie and Lee to grab the house, so I sold it quickly for mere pennies. The people who bought the house, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, were perfectly wonderful, sweet and kind. There are some nice people in the world, you know, I just don’t happen to be related to any of them.
Grey Gardens, that's exactly what this reminded me of. I remember seeing that documentary years ago. It was very sad to see. FYI, I gave an upvote but you're still at negative one. :/
Load More Replies... I have...questions. Sure, there's flaking paint and a badly maintained exterior and so on, but otherwise the place and furnishings are in great shape with little to no dust, etc.
I think its because they're contained from the elements inside the house
Load More Replies... Can't something like this be refurbished? New paint, anti-mold solutions for the walls, aired out, new furniture, etc?
Everything is in great shape now. Story doesn't make sense at all.
Load More Replies... OMG, this is amazing, is the town going to take it over and get it finished for a museum? What a terrible shame it has been left to rot.
Who would have the sofa facing away from the fireplace.???? The little group of spectacles etc is obviously a set up and the storage plates etc cupboard is again a set up. It is all fake
Why doesn't someone at least rescue the furniture?? :'-( It's a beautiful house - nicely laid out, beautiful windows. What a waste to let it fall apart.
Don't let the Americaa pickers crowd find out where it is, they'll clear the place out. My grandparents farm was semi abandoned for a while, someone would check it a few times a week. Those type shows were popular and we noticed an uptik in the number of times some clown tried to break in or cart something off.
I’m guessing this place was abandon maybe in the 1990’s because the paint, wallpaper and fabric choices. I think that’s why it looks odd. I have an old house and try to furnish it with antiques. If my house were ever abandon there would be little modern furniture.
I saw an article that said the photographer was recently "granted access" to take the photos. That tells me this is not an abandoned property. That would explain the nice, dust-free interior.
I wonder who actually owns the place. Seems like selling some of those antiques and photos, etc. could help pay to fix up the rest.
It's sad that rich people would rather let a mansion literally rot to the ground rather than just sell it to someone who would be willing to give it the TLC it needs to bring it back into glory.
It's too clean to have been abandoned for more than an hour or two.
So this is all staged, right? It looks like someone found an abandoned house and then moved in a bunch of "period piece" furniture and old photos just for the photo op. Like there is NO WAY that house was abandoned as is. It's way too clean...and not, "I cleaned it to show off the furniture" clean but like this is completely fake. Why are people so desperate for the attention and validation of strangers?!? It's a disease and this whole post is a hot pile of B.S.
Does anyone know the address of this mansion? All I know is that it's in Orange County, Virginia and I would love to take photos here!! This is a beautiful house.
Does anyone know the exact address of this mansion or at least what road it's on!? All I know is that it's in Orange County, Virginia. I would love to take photos here and add them to my portfolio!!!
Wow. I'd think the city would put it on the historical registers and restore it or sell it to someone who could restore it and its furnishings to their glory.
Id love to know more history behind this like what state its in, the people that lived there...
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