haunting house

i pass by this house on my morning walk, about 2.8 kilometers from where i live. in june 2020 it had a sign that a renovating company had acquired it and the house would be restored to its original state. the fence then was covered with tarp. by november, it had a for sale sign. in january 2021, the for sale sign had a "SOLD" sign over it. a few weeks later, there were excavating machines inside the property grounds. there was a smaller structure with a beautiful skylight which in the property's heyday was the servants' quarters, stables and kitchen. that structure was moved to the property east of it. then work halted. the fencing was covered with a second tarp and later another 'for sale' sign was displayed. the sign was gone after a few weeks and the property continued to be neglected. and now from wear and tear, the covering tarps slowly fell off, weeds all over the grounds.

if i had the necessary or if i was 20 years younger, i'd have bought it. i have a friend who specializes in renovation and preservations of old houses and he would love to get his hands on this house. but for me, it would be a grand place for artsy retreats once properly renovated. but alas! i'm poor as a rat and old as fart so no dice.

on the right of the fencing is the wooden fence where this was taken https://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2022-06-12

[Dixie Goode]

Oh man. Someone should save the old lady. Beautiful

[Diane]

I find it so sad when this happens, though I know restoring old buildings is expensive and not always practical. I like the way you've captured the flowers in the foreground.

[Shutterbug]

Interesting history. I wonder why the sale fell through.

[gloria jones]

Great capture and narrative

[Jacqueline]

That one needs a lot of TLC!

[Renee Salamon]

What a story! Great shot

[Susan Wakely]

I like the idea of it being an artsy retreat.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture. Love the narrative. Very sad to lose a house like this if it were to happen.

[katy]

Wouldn’t it be fun to renovate this back to its former glory?! I’m like you in my desire and my limitations. Fabulous photo to show the potential and all those glorious flowers in the yard

[Kathy A]

Such a shame!

[Shanne]

looks an interesting place

[Merrelyn]

What a shame that it has been left to deteriorate. It looks like a grand old building.

[Bill]

So much potential. I did the live in an old house during renovations once. It is difficult but the project turned out fantastic.

[Kathy]

A great house but who knows what the last owners ran into as they tried to renovate it. So much more character than many modern houses. It's difficult and very expensive to buy building materials and to find trained help.

[Louise & Ken]

Your story is such a tragic one! As a writer, the gathered stories of the heyday to the downward spiral would make for fascinating reading! There's more than one way to breathe new life! You've always wanted to write a novel! We'd say we knew you"when..."