Houses like this one always make me sad. You can tell she was once a beauty and if this old girl could talk, I’m sure she would express shame for her current condition.
Her barn is gone and the remaining shed in the field is collapsing onto itself. Someone still farms here but the house is no longer a home.
Small children once pressed their noses against the upstairs windows, eager to go play in the snow. They slammed the kitchen door on the way out to chase lightening bugs in the summer. That gorgeous front door was once open to neighbors on Sunday afternoon. Gallons of iced tea were consumed on the front porch while the price of hay and the chance of rain were debated.
She unfailingly provided shelter and warmth to generations who needed her but now sits vacant and ignored. Her windows are all broken and she has suffered the indignity of a spray painted message on her face.
What wisdom might she impart if she could speak? What comfort could she provide if fixed up and offered the opportunity?
I’m sure we’ll never know as she is suffering a slow but inevitable demise.
Especially heartbreaking because of the lovely windows. I always think about the future generations who could enjoy a house like this if only it had been cared for.
Can you imagine what it would take to fix it up at this point? It’s hard to tell what you would get into. Personally, I would love to see the inside- I bet the woodwork is spectacular.
It doesn’t look like a basket case in your photo, but man, hard telling unless you really look it over, including crawling around under it.
From one side you can see that it’s leaning. It honestly looked worse in person than it does here.
Sounds like you have the beginnings of a novel!😉
I would love to write a novel someday but lack direction and likely commitment to pull it off. 🤣
I always wonder what their stories are. I would love to be able to buy abandoned homes and give them a new life full of new memories. I hate when they get torn down.
I hate it too but you would have to be a millionaire to take on a lot of old houses. Many have foundation issues and need plumbing, new electrical, a roof….sigh. If only we could win the lottery!!