I recently moved to Richmond, RI. Whilst getting familiar with my new surroundings I had the fortune of finding two abandoned houses. One was via Bing maps, and the other was by pure chance.
House #1 in the set appeared to be from the early 1900s, I personally believe it was the site of an earlier house that was probably burned down and rebuilt. As some of you know, I collect old bottles, and those I found dated from ca. 1900 to the 70s. I cursed my phobia of poison ivy, which prevented me from checking out what's left of the basement. I didn't go in the house on the first visit (which the photos are from), but did on the second. I discovered only part of the house had a cellar, so I could walk on what's left of the floor without the fear of falling through.
House #2 was much more exciting. I started out looking for a cellar hole, and instead found a random road in the woods. It had power lines on it, so I figured it must lead somewhere. It was a long road, but after half a mile I discovered an abandoned farm! There were a few Posted signs of a recent nature, so I didn't enter the two standing buildings. They seemed fairly uninteresting anyway, the barn being full of nothing but lumber. There were about 15-20 old cars and trucks on the property, in roughly three locations. The house itself had nearly returned to the elements. I was most delighted to find old bottles scattered around an apple tree. Some of the nicer ones had broke from frost, but I found an old soda bottle from around 1910 marked "E.F. Tierney Phenix, RI" I also hopped through a window in the house to retrieve a fruit jar and kerosene bottle.
On my second trip to this house I brought my camera, and explored the whole area. I found a very creepy pond in the middle of a dense stand of pines. It was lined with stones and had rather steep sides. It was really deep, and reminded me of a quarry. In another corner of the property I found a bunch of cars and tons of metal. Perhaps the owner was a scrap dealer?
Anyway, enough talking, here are the pictures you want to see:
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Sweet places! Great photos. Curious about the house where all the cars were found, wondering if it's the same farmhouse that was posted here a while back that I have yet to check out, but know where it is.