A beautiful house in Roxbury, Vermont that seems to be sound, strong and well-worth someone’s investment, albeit in need of some repairs. And it is in desperate need of an new color scheme, but that’s my entirely subjective opinion.
Roxbury house.
Side of the house and matching garage.
Front porch – someone fix that post!
Front entrance porch of the house.
One of the few original windows remaining on this house. The white vinyl replacements aren’t do the house any favors.
Stained glass window on the rear of the house.
Side porch.
Details everywhere.
Looking through a window.
Painted clapboards and weathered paint.
A large house this is, but a beauty. Anyone interested?
Wow! So beautiful. Why was it abandoned? Such a shame when there are people without places to live, and a beautiful part of history is falling apart.
I believe this house was just one of those that someone couldn’t or didn’t want to care for anymore. So sad.
Oh Vermont ~ always have a longing to go there from Ireland and that house looks like it needs to be loved and would give lots back in return.
And I’d love to go to Ireland!
We are seeing this happening in our town where some of the finest residences are coming up for sale usually because the elderly owners passed away or moved. Their children have long since left and only return to dispose of the house and belongings. In the worst case scenario, the owner dies and the house lingers in limbo as heirs bicker over this-that-or-the-other.
In one strange case, a gentleman owns a house, not much different from this one, that has literally fallen into a neighboring home, yet does nothing as it continues to deteriorate–roof leaking, windows broken, etc. The home is one good nor-easter away from total collapse. He apparently owns a few homes, all in the same sad state of disrepair. We wonder what makes a person do that?
I always wonder the same things. It seems to often be one of the two cases you mentioned: the family doesn’t want to house or someone wants to cause trouble just for the heck of it.