Heading along H41 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin you’ll pass this dilapidated house. It appears to have been vacated sometime in the 1990’s. Entering through the basement doors reveals a peculiar oddity. The foundation and windows appear to be fairly new, while the main home is clearly quite older. Most of the basement is filled with possessions of the former owner(s). A newer sturdy stairwell leads to what can be assumed to be the former first floor. Heavier items were moved into the living and dining room areas, but not much beyond that. There was a beautiful Waltham piano in the living room, though vandals have since destroyed it completely. The upstairs is almost completely devoid of human traces.
What most likely happened is the house was moved from its original location. In the process the owner must have fallen on hard times or passed away. The property passed on to the next of kin and the property fell into disrepair.
If you don’t get off highway to look at this home, you never see the trail that leads to a forest behind the home. Following it takes you past several abandoned vehicles. For some reason the Oshkosh Police Department saw fit to abandon a vehicle there too. Entering the wooded area leads more trailers to explore.
Protip: Wear heavy boots. This place has a lot of rusty metal littered everywhere.
I went to look for this house after reading this post, that waltham is thoroughly trashed now; http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5796142&l=28c1816359&id=500037680
I too went at a later date and the Waltham was demolished. Shame really…
I just saw the place today, and will upload some pictures on my blog soon.
It’s still in pretty good shape, considering. A couple of graffiti people have been through. Found some cool stuff – there was this baby scrapbook thing that a took some pictures of. Also, it’s too bad the Waltham got wrecked. The windows have all been knocked out. There may have been some homeless people living there at some point. Looks like what you said about the foundation being knew was right. The basement seemed very recent. Here’s the pictures: https://afrikanforlife.wordpress.com/photography/photography-6-26-11/
Great work and thanks for sharing!
its so sad… those pianos are old player pianos over 100 years old. you know, the ones that use paper scrolls to play on their own? yea, i know this cuz my grandpa has one that still works. they’re over $50,000. :/
I heard there were 6 or 7 murders in this house. Me &my friends went there &they believed to see apperitions. Others have seen orbs. We also had heard a loud banging when I asked who was in the basement, where my friends had seen the orbs. Why would there be 7 abandoned cars for no reason? There has to be a reason why thoses cars &the police car is there. Were there murders at this house? I believe so. &If not, my bad.
What’s the address? Or where is it by?
I live in the area and did a photoshoot here, and I got CAUGHT by the owners. They made me delete all my photos (of course I didn’t, but they don’t know that) and we got booted right off the land. It was my second time ever going there, and the junkyard in the back lands is FANTASTIC. Old buses, spray painted trailers, a wonderful array of cars. A really wicked place.
I had a similar experience last year. The first time I briefly scouted it out some couple drove up and blocked my car from leaving and demanded to know what I was doing. I told them I was just taking pictures and that I hadn’t taken anything, and they just gave me the stink eye and left (without telling me to leave). I later came back with 20 people in corpse paint for over 2 hours and encountered no problems…
My friend and I just went here and took my senior photos! I always like to get permission from the land owners before I go into abandoned houses and what not, but who do I contact to get permission for this property.
HI, This was actually a house that was moved in the 90’s for HWY expansion. They put the foundation in after it was moved there. The lot always was full of junk though.
I know the man who owns this. He came across a lot of money 20 years ago, and since he is a single man he says he has no good reason to go through the process of selling it. But now when he has items that just dont fit his now beautiful home, he brings them there. He bought all of the cars around the lot to keep himself busy, exchanging parts and refurbishing them.
And he does still own the house, and does not tolerate trespassers.