By Far the Best

Ok, so this is by far the best place I have found. One I actually found a little background information on and the previous owner. On the outside of the garage there was a little plaque with the guy's name on it. Inside I found a plat book (book of landownership and acreage) and found his name in there and property. I did a Google search and found his obituary from 2003. So the house had been sitting empty at least since then. The house was fully furnished and held many memories, I am sure. My aunt and her significant other are going to do some checking on the tax information on the house, just out of curiosity. 

The house. The door on the lower level is the main entryway.

Two-car garage. Inside there was a riding lawnmower and odds and ends of tools. I didn't linger inside to take photos because it was super hot. 

Laundry area. This is where the main door opened up into.

Fairly large storage area.

Bowling ball and a table. This is by the previously mentioned storage room and the same room as the laundry area. This is all in the main entryway.

This is the bedroom area. All of this is in the basement along with the bathroom.

Closet with clothing.

More clothes on hangers.

This was on the dresser next to the bed. There were two Bibles and a belt rolled up and ready to be used.

Belt

Now for the upstairs. This is the living room area. Everything was pretty much in one big room.

Living room chair. I'm thinking the last time this place was decorated was in the 70s.

Heated with a wood stove.

Secretary roll top desk. 

Notes and numbers on the bulletin board.

End table by the couch.

A family photo.

Horse knick-knacks in a glass mirror cabinet.

Electric typewriter?

Dining table. After siting for 12 or so years, that flashlight still worked. (The orange thing on the table.)

Dishes in the drainer.

Anyone wanna do some dishes?

Cupboards still with food and dishes.

Pantry still with dishes some food items.

Recipes pinned up in the kitchen.

I love those dishes. 

All Burnt Up

 So I was doing some searching around the internet at some genealogy website called family search or something like that. I looked up my dad, whom I currently don't really have contact with, and found his address history. At one point in time, he lived within 10 miles from where I live now. I remember visiting him there after he and my mom split up and before he moved to Arizona so I thought I'd go take a look. While I was driving back from there, I came across an abandoned house that looked like it was a farm at one point, being that there were a few corrals on the premises. I'm guessing horses being there were as many as there were. The house itself was brought down by a fire. I hope no one was hurt in it. There was a sign out front that said "not responsible for accidents" so I took that as an invitation to go and explore. I got quite a few photos over the course of a few days, so enjoy!

This was inside the garage area. I entered that area first on the first day.

View of the house. It couldn't have been left too long being that there were two satellite dishes on it.

This was inside the garage, too.

After I took this photo I pulled out the plate it had the year '88 on it. 

View into the house from the back.

They must've liked grilling out.

The stairs.

Lookining into the kitchen.

Not sure what movie this is, but thought it was kind of funny to see.

I have no clue what this is. 

Computer desk. I didn't go too much farther in. I didn't want to create vibrations through what was left of the house and have it collapse on me.

Picture above the stove. I imagine this was a cute house back in it's day.

Tried to get a good view of the upstairs.

This was in a shed behind the house. There was also no indoor bathroom in the house. There was a ladies and mens outhouse out back.

I'm standing outside at this point and taking these photos through the window.

It's looking at me.

Plant on top of a speaker.

Horse pillow on the couch.

Shed and pasture.

One corral.

Outside of the garage.

Back of the garage.

Another view outside of the house. After looking at these on the computer, I realized there was a house up the road not far that was identical in color. Coincidence?

After I took this photo I poked my head into this doorway and almost got hit in the face by a pigeon :P

This was back in the garage. There was a loft above, I'm guessing someone lived up there, too.

I stretched my arms up to get his photo and didn't go any farther. I didn't want to fall through the floor.

And this is the house my dad lived in. I sort of remember it. The inside more than the outside. He lived here until 1995 and then moved to Arizona.

Gated off so people don't live here all year round.