Abandoned Gothic style Victorian, MD

This is an abandoned house that I've long known about(15+ years), and in fact when I first discovered it, quite by accident, it was still occupied. It wasn't too long after that that it was emptied and while it was still looked after, it was not a permanent residence. For the past few years it's been completely abandoned, though at one point it looked like someone was going to attempt some renovations. Those renovations never happened and all of the items that were brought in to do so are still sitting right where they were originally left. This house is located in MD, and that's as specific as I'll be. Very, very few people know about this house or its location and it's far preferable that it remain that way.

I have never been inside this house despite visiting it on more than one occasion. On all occasions all potential entrances have been padlocked, and as there has been no vandalism done to it at all, none of the windows are broken, providing no entryway. This house does have a history, which I know most of, but again I can't state just what that history is lest it be located. Sorry.

Haunted? Not haunted? Who knows. I get weird vibes off this place every time I'm there, but that could be almost anything, including the location itself.

Again, sorry for the picture size. I may need to switch to Photobucket in the future, as much as I hate it. If you're desperate to see the full sized images of these, leave your email address in a comment and you'll receive watermarked versions of all of them at 800x600 resolution in a zip file.

These photos were taken in July 2012.



Main gates, padlocked closed.



The approach, which is not actually directly from the driveway.



Getting closer. Yes, it really is as substantial as it appears.



Amongst the trees.



Suddenly: house!



More house.



Upper level.



Side view, upper level, showing the interestingly placed chimney.



Closer shot of chimney.



Wrought iron railing with grapes and leaves design.



Stone foundation and steps.



Rounded porch. I have a much better picture of this somewhere, from a previous trip. I suppose I'll have to dig it out.



And lastly, the saddest portion of the house. You might have noticed that the rest of it looks pretty much intact, and indeed it is. For whatever reason though, the clapboard here is not just rotting away, but this entire section of the house is collapsing in to itself. Very disheartening, especially since restoration efforts have been abandoned.



There's a chance that the next time I'm here, I'll try a little harder to find a way in. I'd like to get inside at least once before it falls down entirely(for the record, the majority appears to be stable overall). I'm sure it's utterly fascinating inside. And getting in would also give me the opportunity to see if it appears to have any kind of abnormal activity going on.