Haunted By Neglect 2
by Kathy K McClellan
Title
Haunted By Neglect 2
Artist
Kathy K McClellan
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Haunted By Neglect 2 is a photograph of a house in a small village in the southeast section of Ohio that was founded in 1815.
The Second Empire Style, obvious in the features of this house, was used extensively in the northeastern and midwestern parts of the United States from the 1850's to the 1900's.
Almost all of the distinguishing features of Second Empire architecture are built into this house, including a Mansard roof (sloped, patterned, and shingled), an iron roof crest, decorative or rounded window surrounds, dormers, bracketed cornices and a one story porch.
Neglect has taken it's toll on this building. The porch roof has rotted from un-repaired water damage. Siding on one side of the house is falling off, exposing the lathework that provides a backing for the interior plaster (out of view in this image).
I took photographs of this house from several different angles and was surprised to learn that it is actually inhabited. Not only was there a truck in the side drive but as I was shooting these images the window air conditioners started running. A former resident of the village told me that the house was used as a rental for many years. Another local told me in late 2016 that this house had been demolished.
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August 20th, 2015
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Comments (14)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest ABANDONMENT AND DECAY
Henryk Gorecki
Beautiful colorful elevation,fantastic architecture and excellent capture,Kathy!-L/F,v
Jenny Revitz Soper
Wonderful Aqua capture Kathy! l/f/v
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Thanks Jenny! I also appreciate you adding this image to your Favorites list!
Stacey Brooks
Oh my gosh Kathy. Didn't know which place to click first! We have very similar interests when it comes to photography. You have now set a new bar for me. This is such a wonderful capture. F/L/F
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Stacey, thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot to me considering how accomplished you are! Thank you for the Like and for adding this image to your Favorites list.
Rebecca Korpita
I am always haunted by these beautiful old houses left to slowly deteriorate and like to imagine the lives lived there. Great find Kathy! L/F/T
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Thanks Rebecca. I am also haunted by their neglect. A fellow FAA artist, Roberta Byram gets credit for finding this one and sharing it's location with me. Thank you for adding this image to your Favorites list, too!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Thank you, John, for the feature of this image in the FAA group "Images That Excite You!" and for adding this image to your Favorites list!
DUG Harpster
Way cool! The paint looks crisp and clean still on a run down house. Looks like it would be cheaper and easier to burn it, than repair it.~DUG
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Thanks, DUG! That's the problem with these treasures from the nineteenth century. If they haven't been maintained they get to the point of no return for renovation. No doubt it was a gem when it was built.
Roberta Byram
This is awesome!...Mine did turn out, but you beat me to it! Do you remember this house?
Kathy K McClellan replied:
Not really. When you first told me about the Haunted House I thought it was a house decorated for Halloween! But I knew which one you were talking about the minute I saw it. Thanks, Roberta!
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