The beloved summer home of Pennsylvania banking mogul James Ross Mellon, this 19th-century Eastlake-style retreat in Palatka, Florida, was vacated years ago and has since been left to the elements. Take a tour around this eerie winter retreat and discover its fascinating history and the costly antiques hiding inside its decaying walls…
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Recently captured by urban explorer Leland Kent for Abandoned Southeast, the house served as the family’s winter escape for decades. Following his wife’s death in 1919, Mellon continued to visit the property until his passing in 1934. It remained in the Mellon family until the late 1930s.
With flaking plasterwork and debris scattered on the floor, the once-grand parlour is now dilapidated too. A couple of mattresses litter the floor, which may indicate that squatters are staying in the property. One upon a time, the Mellons hosted many a famous face here, most notably Billy Sunday, a former National League baseball player, later turned evangelist.