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The house is about a mile and a half from the nearest road. The only way in is to walk an overgrown trail.
Tons of old bottles in 20th century "middens" near the house. Fancy phrasing for trash dump.
I'm guessing 1940's, tops. Pity it was broken.
"Sinclair MFG CO, Toledo, OH"
A very nice stream a few hundred yards above the house.
Another view. Such a quiet place. The occasional airplane is the only non natural sound here.
Interesting sycamore in the woods. Most branches had been cut or stunted somehow.
The well. Still with water.
The front porch. I'd love to have been on it back in the day.
Time and weather are taking the house back.
The walls were lined with old newspapers, a common practice back then in houses of this kind.
Some parts of the structure are still in good shape. The roofline here looks great.
More newspapers.
The main fireplace in what used to be the living room and bedroom. Animal sign everywhere.
Another paper. Dated August 3rd, 1930. Apoligies for potato quailty.
The cieling in the bedroom is excellent. Looks like black walnut.
The bedroom and closet. Nothing was in there.
Outside, facing the trail.
It seems like the bedroom is the best preserved place.
Felt like Nathan Drake here.
Found an old steel coke can in the barn. Churchkey type. Late 60's?
The barn. It's still functional.
Barn exterior. Stacked rock foundation.
Top of the coke can.
The loft. Excellent shape. Might camp here some Halloween.
Greal workmanship is all about the place. This door was probably hung in place 70 or so years ago, if not more.
Lil bob tailed kitty tax. Hope you enjoyed.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
Dude that's so cool, thanks for sharing.
Nader393
Mmmm, decay porn. Can you check the county records to see who owns it?
shiyal
Google the county name and GIS to find property records.
Freemammograms
The bedroom ceiling is still beautiful.
Shitheid
We have an ice dam leak this winter. I kinda love the idea of actual wooden beadboard now (we have gross white stuff on a random wall)
Ancientmariner52
Not sure I could resist 'salvaging' (stealing) that walnut beadboard.
RoyalewithCHeeSes
That house is the first level in Resident Evil 4.
ThatQuietlySmirking
Matalo!
ElvisCampbell
Blair Witch comes to mind. Not staying there after dark.
NicoleSharer
Yes! I came looking for this comment. I got a little Emily Rose vibe from the barn too.
TychoTheMad
I immediately thought of The Ritual. Was there a headless wickerman in the loft?
TheOriginalAmberRose
Amazing how clean it was inside. Most abandons are filled with trash.
mxtzopktz
This is likely very far from any sanctuary cities
HapJustHap
I'm guessing it's too far from roads. If this was within a ten-minute walk from a place to park, it'd be trashed from teen parties.
genmech
Sad but true.
colonelgandalf
Congratulations. Your DNA is now all over that future crime scene.
X676
If you find a book that looks like it is bound in flesh, run.
OmniscientZiltoid
“Klaatu barada nikto”
peachesforme
nik*cough*to
TwoAccountsDown
I'm pretty sure this is the kind of house that shows up in all those skinwalker stories.
BuffyFan1900
Be careful in places like that. I know someone who fell through a floor and broke his back doing that. Nice pics.
pictureMike
Shiplap.
DogNostrilSpecialist
Have you considered installing a heated floor
soylentbeef
Sure. But how much is the rent?
ShaggySnatch7
I'm California? $5k a month.
afdePumpkinVillain
Take your upvote you bastard!
soylentbeef
How did you know I was a bastard? Who told you?
interlorn
About three fiddy.
JordyDeath
Damn loch ness monster get outta here
ATM87
It has windows. I can't afford that.
mity0k23
If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.
OnionCutter
2.5 mil probably
soylentbeef
Ain't bad for what you're getting
LadyClio
My husband tickles squirrels for a living, and I yell at old people, so that's perfectly in our budget.
soylentbeef
You get PAID to yell at old people? Why am I doing it for free?
jmega
In California for this rustic ranch house? Plus the barn? you see that stream? $5,000 a month.
Coyote8
I just want the income that let's me afford that...
insan3guy
Plus utilities
Rixius44
Hey it’s a fixer upper, bout 3500/month after renovations
Rixius44
Extra*
KingBifurious
Original ceiling in the bathroom, do you know how much history that has seen? Another $800 per month or $15,000 to have it replaced.
medici
Love that the grain lines up on the ceiling planks - cut from the same wood. Thanks for your photos and adventure!
countOH
The Blair Witch is gonna be pissed that you went through it's stuff
eltuna
Do you wanna meet The Blair Witch, cause that´s how you meet with The Blair Witch
ObliqueRay
I take it the wifi wasn't all that good?
BrenShen
Check the fireplace for a hidden stash.
Hardcoreupvoter
We’re gonna blow out this wall... for a nice open concept.
devildog272
I’m amazed someone hasn’t taken it down to salvage the wood
zooumberg8
Or vandalised it or burned it down.
WeatherWiz
I’d love to metal detect that property!!
OmniscientZiltoid
In the woods? It’s not Norway, but maybe black metal. Black or folk.
greciandevil
I found an old pipe wrench under an old house. Thing still works. Needed some love.
Subaruislife
I seriously might buy one for that purpose. There's still a lot of ground I didn't cover in the area.
whiskinputwarbles
Bring work gloves next time, you're making me anxious.
FriendlyNeighborhoodLoner
Tag me when you do! I wanna see cool thingymajigs!
RuggersGetTuggers
If you do we're gonna need a follow up post
Bonesy84
Do it, but you can probably rent one for a weekend to make sure you get a good one, then you don’t have an expensive toy you don’t use.
telute1960
On YouTube “Aquachigger “. He does a lot of detecting videos.
czme
Archive your findings for us
TheThirdBird
Back in the day was a Wednesday just so you know.
Witlesswolf
But do you know the sound of growing up?
Ellybethe
Archaeology student here. PSA to anyone exploring places like this to leave historic artifacts in context; look don’t take. There’s a lot
octoplatypus
Also, I'm sure someone actually owns this property. Just because it's not maintained doesn't mean it's a free-for-all.
Ellybethe
we can learn from places like this. Even though it’s not spectacularly old, cultural sites like this ARE significant and do get recorded.
Subaruislife
The party was respectful in our visit. Observed, but didn't take.
dbald55
+1 for old-ass Knoxville News Sentinel! I bet you're in East TN.
Subaruislife
That is correct! I will keep the location secret as the property owners requested.
OMGamIImguringCorrectly
Have you ever seen the end of the Blair Witch Project?
GuacIs3xtra
Steel coke cans with the pull tab were made up until the late 70s in some places. The "Don't Litter" would have been a 70s thing.
TrilithonStone
Church key actually refers to pre-poptop cans that required a punch type opener ... the opener being the "churchkey"
TheAdrachian
And why is it a “church key”? Because it opens the spirits.
sonof
I don’t recall coke ever being in cans requiring a “church key” to open. The one shown is a pull tab. Jimmy Buffet would call a “pop top”
BigFuzzyOne
Stepped on a couple of pop tops as a kid. Would slice your foot open.
Subaruislife
My mistake, I didn't think of the pull tab type.
sonof
I remember when my dad first called it. Churchkey. I was confused and he didn’t explain.
Subaruislife
I'm guessing that's around the time the occupants left the place. There's quite a few modern ish beer cans strewn around the property.
10thlettersauce
I partied in high school in a few places like this. Prob source of beers
Subaruislife
You must like budwieser.
zooumberg8
He said beers.
Subaruislife
Stroh's?
Caerphilian1
Could you finders keepers that. Like what's the laws on who it belongs to?
ChrisCorona
You mean other than the deed?
seckzie
I think universally that most properties belongs to whomever owns the land it stands on.
previoustopcomment
Squatters rights, occupy it for 20 years or so without owners objection and it's yours
seckzie
Is that a true thing or are you just messing with me? :)
previoustopcomment
true in most western countries.
peachesforme
varies state by state. some only have you living there for 7 years to claim it
seckzie
Interesting! But there is still always a landowner, right? In this country i think every bit of land is either privately or goverment owned.