Haunted By Neglect

by Kathy K McClellan

Title

Haunted By Neglect

Artist

Kathy K McClellan

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Photograph - Photographs

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Haunted By Neglect 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. Notice the siding on the left hand side on the first floor. The lathework that provides a backing for the interior plaster is visible behind the siding that is literally falling off. The porch roof has rotted from un-repaired water damage.

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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