The Carr family moved into Carr House on April 1, 1864. Emily loved the natural environment. The house’s proximity to Beacon Hill Park and the ocean shoreline had a profound…
Witch Bay Castle, Stanstead, Quebec: built 1880
Quebec was founded back in 1608, so it makes sense that the city and its surrounding areas are filled with amazing architecture and gorgeous historic homes. Known as Witch Bay…
Thomas Williams House, Moncton, New Brunswick: built 1883
The city of Moncton in New Brunswick is home to plenty of landmark buildings, including the Free Meeting House and Treitz Haus. Yet Thomas Williams House (captured here by Isabelle…
Lougheed House, Calgary, Alberta: built 1891
As imposing as it is historic, Lougheed House is one of Canada’s last prairie sandstone mansions. Constructed in 1891, with three acres (1.2ha) of garden, the property blends Victorian and…
Confederate colonel’s abandoned dream home
The former home of a Confederate colonel, this antebellum house in northern Virginia, USA, was mysteriously abandoned many years ago. It’s thought to have been built between 1853 and 1856,…
Fire-destroyed plantation mansion
This ruined plantation mansion near the town of Lowndesboro, Alabama, dates back to 1830 but was remodelled in the Greek Revival style during the 1850s. The property passed through numerous…
Peter Grant Mansion: Ontario
Once set to become the biggest mansion in Canada, this sprawling home was never finished. Multi-millionaire Peter Grant, who made his fortune in wood, started working on his self-build project in…
Rockwell House, Milledgeville, Georgia
Back in 1838, when the quaint town of Milledgeville served as the capital of Georgia, Rockwell House was built for Colonel Samuel Rockwell. A prominent attorney, owner of enslaved people and a veteran…
Arlington Estate, Natchez, Mississippi
The origins of this once-grand Arlington estate in Natchez, Mississippi – captured here by Abandoned Southeast – are somewhat murky. It may may have been designed by John Hampton White of New Jersey for his wife Jane sometime between 1816…
Dundas Castle, Roscoe, New York
At first glance, this neo-Gothic structure looks like something straight out of a fairytale, with its towering turrets, lancet windows, battlements and sweeping archways. However, shrouded in intrigue and ghostly…