The house and a lot of its belongings date back to at least the 19th century. However, none have been filled with as much American history as this one. The mansion was constructed in 1985 for real estate developer and financier, Robert Campeau. I’ve photographed many abandoned houses in my career.

One of many Marugen buildings, it’s owned by industrialist Genjiro. The largest abandoned home in the entire country, this absolute beast boasts 65,000 square feet of (unused) space and sits on 43 acres of prime lakeside real estate in Haileybury, Ontario about 5 and a half hours north of Toronto. I Explored The Remains Of An Abandoned Mansion Filled With American History. The palatial Marugen Mansion is sited on a beautiful mountainside with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean, less than two hours from Tokyo. Read more about Lynnewood Hall at Cuitandokter by clicking here. Mad jaunt to the abandoned art warehouse of a real-estate magnate overtaken by greed. Today, as the mansion sits abandoned, slowly crumbling behind closed doors, preservationists are fighting to buy the once majestic property and restore it to its former glory. The collection was assembled by Widener and his son, Joseph and among other things contained art by Raphael, Rembrandt, and Donatello.įor several decades, the collection was open to the public several months a year, before Widener’s son donated the majority of its items to the National Gallery of Art in 1940. A look at 9 hauntingly beautiful abandoned mansions around the world. It has 110 rooms, including a ballroom large enough to hold 1,000 guests.ĭuring its heyday, Lynnewood Hall was known as one of the most spectacular houses in the country filled with extravagant riches, including Persian rugs, Chinese pottery, and chairs from Louis XV’s palace.īack then it was home to one of the most important Gilded Age private art collections of masterpieces and decorative arts from European artists. Another mysterious abandoned castle mansion was found frozen in time deep in the Canadian forest. This majestic building is considered to be the Philadelphia area’s largest surviving gilded age mansion.

Widener, the historic neoclassical revival mansion Lynnewood Hall now stands abandoned in Elkins Park, writes Cuitandokter. Designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer at the end of the 19 th century for industrialist Peter A. This crumbling 25M home is the largest abandoned mansion in Canada.

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