Abandoned and ruined house, Clarksville, Indiana

We don't really have much information on this house, so we will let the pictures speak for themselves.  Located in Clarksville, in Clark County, Indiana, this house has clearly seen better days. Its in such bad shape, that I initially thought that it was a barn.  Everything is fleeting.

Ruins of Frankel Memorial Chapel, Louisville, Kentucky

 

Built in 1905, the Frankel Memorial Chapel was located in the rear of the Adath Israel cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.  After years of apparent neglect, the roof of the building collapsed during sort of repair attempt in the summer of 2012. The debris has all been removed, perhaps for recovery and reuse, but the building itself is still little more than a shell despite the passage of almost a year.

Abandoned Ouerbacker Mansion, Louisville, Kentucky

Crumbling in western Louisville, the abandoned Ouerbacker Mansion is one of the most at risk architectural treasures in the region.  Built in the 1860s, this building is on the few remaining local examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. 

Ruins of abandoned industrial site, Louisville, Kentucky

 At one time, Louisville Kentucky was a thriving industrial town.  Even today, there is a fair amount of manufacturing capacity scattered throughout the town.  But like all towns in the rust belt, abandoned factories are scattered throughout its boundaries, like headstones in some industrial-age graveyard.  The set of ruins that we are examining in the photo set are of an unknown origin, but like many others we've seen lately, they are on their way out.

The Crooked Creek Rail Bridge - Madison, Indiana

Another bridge directly on Madison's Heritage Trail is the Crooked Creek Rail Bridge.  The rails are not seen in these pictures here, because they are located at the top of the ridge that the bridge supports.  While it certainly is not as in as bad of shape as its neighbor down stream, it's still worth taking a look.  According to the discussion on Bridge Hunter there is some documentation that shows this bridge opened in 1841, making it one of the earliest bridges built in the entire state!

The collapsed Crooked Creek Bridge - Madison, Indiana

The abandoned bridge that crosses Crooked Creek in Madison used to be a part of State Route 56 until the present Clifty Hollow Road replaced the route.  The bridge is accessible by following an unmarked path at the bottom of the Madison Heritage Trail.  Parking is available at the bottom of the trail at the end of McIntire Street, so don't be like me and park at the other end of the Heritage Trail unless you're down for a good walk all the way up hill back to the car.

Abandoned home near Bowling Green, Kentucky

A friend of mine in Indiana showed me around on a trip to his family's farm near Bowling Green, KY.  We used an ATV to access remote abandoned homes and miscellaneous junk on the property.

Abandoned homestead - Clark County, IN

These pictures were taken back in 2008, and as you can imagine the house is in much worse shape now.  However, it is still standing.  There are some local legends about a man who murdered his family in this home, but that sort of story can go along with any creepy house that's found in the middle of nowhere.