The houses in this set lie on what used to be small, but well traveled dirt roads. Several decades ago, however, the U.S. highway system bisected these roads. The residents, mainly farms, were cut off and the longer drive to their locations on dead end roads led many of them to leave.

This first location was on some rather nice looking, hilly land overlooking a pond. My great grandmother’s relatives, according to plat books from the 1960s, owned the farmstead. The fields and the road are still in use by renting farmers.

It’s a very curvaceous, slimy house. Built on top of a hill, it has endured some heavy winds, but it will soon be a pile of rubble. There were several foundations left where outbuildings used to be, but they were demolished.

The dead section of another nearby road was abandoned entirely, as if it were intentionally erased from existence. But I knew something had to have been there. Hopping on my bike and doing some quasi-off-roading, I came upon a small farm that was gradually being retaken by the forest.

This last farmhouse was located on a small stream at another decent location, but it, too, has since been cut off from optimal transportation.

View from the rear, where the stream is. It’s a shame this home was abandoned, because it was only about twenty five years old when it was.

Finally, some beautiful colors and rad wallpaper. I could have shot more, but the moldy carpet smelled horrible, and it was beginning to rain.