McMansions, oversized houses with no cohesive style or connection to place, are often hated due to their lack of substance and necessity. They are often criticized for their architectural anarchy, beige exterior, columns, dormers, entryway, fakery, garage, and other flaws. The term “McMansion” is a pejorative term for large mass-produced dwellings, and many people reject these cookie-cutter houses in favor of historic architecture with more charm and character.
A blog called McMansion Hell mocks and criticizes the bad architecture of McMansions, which became popular in the US. The blog features photos, articles, and discussions on how to renovate older houses. While this is good news for the environment and those seeking affordable housing, it’s bad news for the poor souls who bought them. McMansions are usually built to nearly “disposable” design standards and require substantial repairs before a 30-year mortgage is even finished.
Architecture critic Kate Wagner, creator of McMansion Hell, aims to illustrate why these buildings seem so terrible. She believes that the wrong type of people were given the chance to design and build large houses, and that they applied their bad taste that’s neither genuine nor appropriate. The Garden State, full of natural beauty and wonderful bagels, has a competent governor who made the house look great.
In conclusion, McMansions are a form of architectural anarchy that has become a controversial topic in recent years. It’s important to recognize the flaws in McMansions and strive for more authentic and charming architecture.
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How to spot a McMansion?
McMansions, a massive architectural style averaging 3, 500-7, 000 square feet, are known for their massive size and lack of balance, proportion, and rhythm. Architectural critic Kate Wagner argues that these homes are built with minimal construction effort, using the cheapest materials on the market and built quickly and haphazardly. Many McMansions feature hollow columns, disproportionate pediments, and peculiar multi-level rooflines.
These homes are built by companies that put minimal effort into their construction, often using cheap brick or stucco instead of expensive vinyl. As a result, many McMansions are built to nearly disposable design standards and require substantial repair before reaching 20 years. Over time, McMansions have become a grand display of wealth and affluence for the upper-middle class, with the desire to show off an owner’s social status overriding other architectural principles. Unlike real mansions with tasteful design and timeless materials, McMansions may crumble to the ground, as they should.
What is the most controversial architecture style?
Brutalism has been a historically polarizing movement, with buildings and the movement drawing criticism and support from architects and local communities. The term “new brutalism” was coined by Swedish architect Hans Asplund to describe Villa Göth, a modern brick home in Uppsala, designed in 1950 by his contemporaries Bengt Edman and Lennart Holm. The house showcases the “as found” design approach, with visible I-beams over windows, exposed brick inside and out, and poured concrete in several rooms. The term was picked up by visiting English architects in 1950, and it spread like wildfire and was adopted by a certain faction of young British architects.
The first published usage of the phrase “new brutalism” occurred in 1953 when Alison Smithson used it to describe a plan for their unbuilt Soho house, which featured an open structure without interior finishes wherever possible. The Smithsons’ Hunstanton School and Sugden House represent the earliest examples of new brutalism in the United Kingdom, with the Hunstanton School being the first completed building in the world to carry the title of “new brutalist” by its architects. It was described as “the most truly modern building in England” at the time.
What is the difference between McModern and McMansion?
McModerns, a style of architecture that emerged from a shift in aesthetics, are similar to McMansions in design. The interior follows the same design logic as McMansions, with a piecemeal aesthetic. The exteriors follow straight lines of modern architecture, but with a more erratic appearance. McModerns are popular due to their simplicity, which has been embraced by wealthy millennials, and their more cohesive architectural style, which is inspired by their specific inspiration. The entryway might be covered in stone, while the garage features aluminum panels.
How not to build a McMansion?
To avoid a McMansion, work with an architect who understands the scale of homes in your neighborhood and town. Use sustainable and high-quality building materials to remove the stigma of McMansions. If you have limited property, avoid building right out to the property line, as many McMansions do. The term “McMansion” was coined in the 1980s to describe poorly designed, expensive, and outsized homes built on small suburban lots. McMansions are usually built in subdivisions, with many making up a neighborhood.
What makes a McMansion bad architecture?
McMansions lack architectural rhythm, which is a key factor in distinguishing them from other types of homes. An example of a house with terrible rhythm is shown, with no main windows matching any other main windows, contrasting materials distracting the eye, and inconsistencies in window shapes and shutters making the house tacky. Other factors, such as asymmetrical balance, inconsistency of window shapes, and contrasting materials, can also make a house a McMansion. These factors are covered in separate posts in the book “What Not to Build: Architectural Options for Homeowners”.
Who buys McMansions?
A McMansion is a large, ornate house often found in planned communities, often used as a criticism of mass-produced homes that don’t follow strict architectural styles. Many people desire a larger home in a nicer neighborhood for extra room or to improve their social status. The term “McMansion” has been around for a while, but it surged in popularity after the pandemic forced many people to stay home. While there are many benefits to buying a McMansion, it’s important to learn more about it before embarking on your home buying journey.
What is the McMansion effect?
Since 1980, the size of large houses has increased significantly, leading to a phenomenon known as the “McMansion effect.” This effect suggests that homeowners’ satisfaction decreases in proximity to McMansions, but not in proximity to their neighborhood. Consequently, homeowners undertake extensions to their properties and accrue greater levels of debt. This phenomenon is contingent upon the proliferation of larger McMansions and the utilization of cookies on this website.
What defines a McMansion?
A McMansion is a term used to describe large, often opulent, mass-produced houses that lack architectural uniqueness, class, or style. The term is a play on McDonald’s fast-food restaurants and is associated with a generic, cookie-cutter suburban aesthetic for home design. McMansions were first introduced in the 1980s and continued until the 2000s, initially built as statement pieces with cheap materials or poor construction to check off must-have items like a pool or bonus room. They are considered a cliched reflection of new wealth and superficial lifestyle.
What makes McMansions bad architecture according to Kate Wagner?
McMansions, often referred to as “McMansion hell”, are characterized by their use of fake and useless elements with no clear architectural function. This design approach, which merges elements from various architectural styles to create a hybrid style, results in an eclectic, random, and distorted version of these styles. The interiors of McMansions feel fake and contrived due to exaggerated scales and out-of-place furniture. Architects use scale and proportions globally to give buildings aesthetic value while maintaining functionality.
However, McMansions fail to achieve balanced and well-proportioned aesthetic facades, making them impractical. Kate Wagner, owner of “McMansion hell”, considers this design approach disrespectful. The exaggerated scales and out-of-place furniture in McMansions make them feel fake and contrived, making them difficult to live in.
What is the difference between a mansion and a McMansion?
Mansions are large, high-quality homes designed by architects with attention to detail and high-quality materials, often situated on large lots. They are often part of a subdivision of similar houses. McMansions, on the other hand, have fluctuated in popularity in the real estate market. They fell out of fashion after the recession in 2008 due to an overinflated housing market. However, the trend continued with the growing popularity of small-scale houses like cottages and tiny homes.
In 2021, the average size of a new home in the U. S. increased slightly to 2, 532 square feet, while McMansions can be anywhere from 3, 000 to 6, 000 square feet or larger. The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased demand for larger homes in rural areas with outdoor amenities, home offices, and play spaces. Owning a large home, especially with a low-interest rate mortgage, may result in a profitable sale.
How can I make my house impenetrable?
Burglar-proofing is crucial to protect your property, loved ones, and peace of mind. In the United States, a home burglary occurs once every 25. 7 seconds, resulting in financial losses and emotional pain. To make your home safer and more impenetrable, consider implementing 21 practical ways to burglar-proof your home.
Reinforce your doors with hardware, upgrade locks and deadbolts, use window security bars and grilles, add window and door alarms, invest in security cameras, install motion sensors at entry points, use a security mailbox, and light up your house. These measures can reduce the chance of confrontation with intruders and protect valuable possessions like electronics, jewelry, artwork, and important documents.
By implementing these preventive strategies, you can significantly reduce the chances of your home becoming a burglary target. By implementing these measures, you can make your home safer and more impenetrable, ensuring your family’s safety and the safety of your valuable possessions.
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3:36 Ann Starrett Mansion $1,500,00 6:00 “Not haunted” $99,950 6:33 Foreclosing fortress $60,000,000 8:55 $1,000 home 11:13 Peterson’s folly $2,500,00 13:23 Carleton Island Villa $495,000 16:19 Minxiong Ghost House $474,901 18:00 Haunted house on the house 19:40 SK Pierce Mansion 22:28 Granite Loma If I had the money, I would gladly buy any one of these homes and fix them up…alright, maybe only half of them.
I just bought a 6bd 4b stone home in the country near the northern border. It was built in 1834 and thankfully has been kept in excellent condition by the people who have owned it. It stayed in the family for over a hundred years. Renovations have taken place and great care has been given. I could only afford it because of its location. The floors could use a sanding and resealing and the gardens are a bit overgrown, but it is in excellent condition. It has a history with the Underground Railroad. Their are names carved in the attic rafters. The tunnel collapsed long ago. Im not sure why this dream was able to come true but I know it is imperative that my gratitude is shown by giving back to the community we’ve joined and the world in everyway I can.
I actually remember my dad showing me that last one a few years ago. If I’m perfectly honest, the taxidermy could easily be stored away and the decor isn’t really that bad. Though, that depends on who you ask, but I don’t think it’s terrible. If I could afford it, I’d live there since the main issue seems to be the interior design and I personally don’t really care about that sort of thing.
Owning a home like these is strictly for the wealthy. I own a 120 year old wooden house, and the problems are amazingly expensive. The chimney is leaning because the underlying foundation has previous termite damage. $45k. The upstairs floor joists are dry rotted and the floor is sagging, leading to the downstairs room having a sagging ceiling, which has caused the drywall and molding to crack. To fix it is another 28k. The metal roof is leaking above the kitchen, causing water damage to the ceiling rafters and the kitchen ceiling. $8k. I have the money and I will pay for the repairs, but I can’t find a contractor to do it. They’re all making money building new homes and dealing with the labor shortage . If I actually do get someone out to give me an estimate, it’s outrageous. I guess I’ll keep dealing with the problems until we hit a recession and I can find someone licensed who wants the work.
For the SK Mansion, I’ve seen the episode of Ghost Adventures where they investigated the mansion, and interviewed the owners, who you mentioned in the article, and the hauntings are attributed to all the deaths that occurred inside it, including a WW2 veteran who supposedly died from spontaneous combustion, and the fact there was a tunnel in the basement that connected to SK’s factory across the street. The tunnel had closed off entrances on both sides and has since collapsed. And because it’s collapsed, it may never be known what occurred in that tunnel. Who knows, there could be bodies buried under it. And no one can explain the little boy that is the most seen ghost in the house is. It’s not a member of the Pierce family, that they know for sure. But all the death and illegal activity that took place inside the mansion, yeah, no one would want that house. But because it’s historic, not just because of the ghosts, it can’t be torn down, unless it poses a potential safety hazard. So it could sit abandoned for many more years, and yet, it will always be taken care of to appease the spirits that still call it home.
For the first one (with the house) I wonder if instead of a using it as an apartment, if she could turn it into a B&B and run it as a business. It would then possibly fit the zoning laws as commercial possibly. I guess my question is how did the elderly woman get the house moved to that location in the first place if it was zoned as commercial?
CORRECTION: NOT EVERYONE wants to live in a mansion. Some of us are actually pragmatic and recognize the value of enjoying and experiencing a moderate life that rings true to themselves vs. slaving away in the interest of competing or keeping up with the Jones’. 1) Literally NO ONE needs a mansion and excess almost NEVER equals happiness. 2) Virtues and vices are distinguished as such for good reason guys.
The city owned an old home across the street from a property my sister owned. We learned they were going to tear it down and just sell the lot. So she looked into just moving it across the street. She got a bid and moving a house a few hundred feet was $20k. I wasn’t really too shocked it peaked my curiosity of what such services cost. I talked to the contractor and he explained that the cost goes up fast when you start having to make arrangements with municipalities to move power lines for a day etc. It’s an art of the path of least resistance and not something any chump could take on. I’m glad I got to talk to someone who did it I was fascinated by it.
This one of your best articles yet! In spite of the ghosts, the interiors are to drool over. I’ve been lucky enough to spend summers with two relatives who’ve had the houses since they were built (1900 and 1925, respectively) and all those times were blissful, learning the eccentricities of old house design and exploring the treasures in the basements, attics, bookcases and storage cupboards. Where else could you find kits for patching kidskin (an early kind of whitewall) tires or 1910 era extracts for making birch beer? And spices in their original 1930s packaging stored in a zinc-lined icebox converted to a cupboard? And then there’s a set of pewter charms to be baked into a cake. Whatever was in your slice told your fortune … provided it didn’t chip a tooth or lodge in your windpipe.
My daughter has been wanting me to go on holiday with her (I’m a home body). I would very much like to go to the haunted home you can stay in. Totally willing to sign whatever. I’ll bring a few great chickflicks and we can make a weekend out of it =)♡ Here in Canada, I have to admit I have never heard of anyone not buying a home or leaving a home because it’s haunted. Maybe our winters are so cold we don’t turn anyone away? 💛🤣😂🤣😂
My house is a 6 bedroom Victorian farmhouse that was built in 1865. The locals have told me some scary stories of it being haunted but my family (husband and 2 kids) and I have never heard/seen anything. I do have to admit that we have all heard things, like somebody walking up/down the stairs when we’re home alone but we just assume it’s one of our animals. 🤷♀️ Who knows.
It blows my mind how some of these mansions cost so much to build and were real showplace, are then left to crumble into ruin. This is the case of so many abandoned properties all over the world. I’d love to have unlimited cash to get the house on the island in New York back up to snuff. As dilapidated as it currently is, it would be a reconstruction and a real labor of love. A rainwater/snowmelt cache system and electrics on solar and wind technology could go a long way in making this a livable location. If it’s surrounded by a river or lake then create a water purification system. Boat access only is a plus, especially for safety and privacy.
“Peterson’s Folly” more generally known as Sway Tower is a much beloved landmark in the New Forest It’s great it got renovated, but yeah it would be brutal to live in.. but the views must be amazing. I have lived only about 3 miles from there all my life. As a listed building I believe it does have some protected status. I hope it finds a guardian because it is culturally and architecturally important
My house is so haunted, the ghosts are scared of the ghosts. My house is so haunted, the ghosts have seances. My house is so haunted, the Munsters were too scared to live there. My house is so haunted, the Addams family were the previous owners. My house is so haunted, it made the cover of Better Haunted House and Garden Magazine. That’s all I got. 🤣
As someone who doesn’t believe in ghosts, I would 100% buy some of those. Fix the creaking foundations so the furniture stops moving, find the holes in the roof and insulation that are causing the “voices” and patch them up, and locate all the “chilly” spots and determine what’s causing them. Easy peasy lemon squeezy
The Minxiong Ghost House (16:26) I think it would be better to find the blueprints and REBUILD from Scratch and that way you have your plumbing and electric up to code and the place can look exactly as originally intended. And if you rebuild elsewhere then hopefully you could eliminate the hauntings with a new location and new structure. IMHO
I lived in a haunted house in my childhood, no problems with the ghosts at all, they started to appear after a house fire that really barely affected my siblings and I emotionally at all since we weren’t there at the time and insurance paid for a stay in a nice hotel. So none of that trauma making us see stuff shit. My older brother, grandmother and I as well as one of our friends and my mother’s boyfriend also saw one of the ghosts, but my mother who has fairly high prescription glasses saw nothing. Everyone but my grandmother saw a dark silhouette of a man in a trench coat, she one the other hand saw two young girls playing skip rope in Victorian dresses, which kind of makes sense because she was sleeping in what used to be a play room while we were in normal rooms. We talked to one of the neighbors who had lived in the area for his whole life and he pulled out an old photo of one of the previous owners. The ghosts didn’t harm any of us or make threatening moves, but the person who caused the fire said he felt an oppressive feeling and never stayed long in the house after that which was as far as I care a Blessing from our protective ghostly friends. So don’t dick around in the house and the ghosts should treat you alright.
I was raised and still live in Syracuse NY and have seen the $1000 house quite often in my daily travels. It is a shame that it sits unattended as it could be a beautiful restored home. I wish I could buy and restore it but I’m currently working on restoring a different 120 year old Victorian home I purchased in the area.
No matter where I live, or even just visit….it is ALWAYS haunted. I honestly, truly, cannot think of one single place that I’ve ever spent time where the past energy and/or people do not still reside and show themselves(to varying degrees). I have a large, beautiful, loving family and I’d 100% pay a discounted price to live in a large, lovely, likely haunted home. An abundance of $ is one thing I have not been able to provide my 6 kids and 3 grandkids…it’s ALWAYS been my dream to have a home where my growing family can come and stay anytime. Most spirits are simply confused people. It us not difficult to show them compassion and respect. It is very possible to help them move on or even peacefully share space.The more difficult ones, in my experience, don’t find much strength at all when you ignore them… I loved this article. Going to look for my dream home.
There’s a house in my home town that I fell in love with as a kid. It was built by a banker in the 1900’s and later on it became an apartment complex and back to being a regular house. I don’t remember how many square feet it is but its pretty big. It’s been renovated, mostly, but they kept the original woodwork on the inside but it needs a LOT of work. In the summer, it gets hot and humid since there’s little to no airflow and I can’t even imagine how much it would cost to keep the rooms cool/heated on top of the sale price. And the basement… original stone foundation, crumbling to literal mounds on the floor. Definitely needs a HUGE overhaul. All at the asking price of $180K. It was $220K at one point. Far as I know it’s not haunted, probably. If I had the money and some to overhaul it, I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
No. Never really dreamed of only a mansion. For one the issue isn’t with owning one it’s more about maintaining one large buildings don’t clean themselves not including you pay a whole lot more in taxes on a large building and the utility bills on Mansions are extraordinary as well. So I wouldn’t exactly put only a mansion high on most people’s want list not that I wouldn’t want to have the money it cost to buy and maintain one plus let’s kind of define a mansion is it 10 rooms makes it a mansion is it 20 rooms making a mansion I’ve been to Graceland and you can barely call it a mansion.
I’d take any one of them! Nobody lived in my current home for years before I bought it because it’s haunted. Before I moved in it was a church and there had been many funerals here and on the other side of the field behind it is a HUGE graveyard. I know they are here, my Partner knows they are here and eventually he got used to them and sometimes guests experience things too. I have psychic abilities (clairaudience) and once we “understood each other” they quit the harassment and we sort of just became roommates. Unless you have demons there is nothing to fear from a haunted house.. they are usually just trying to scare you off. So many people would crap down their leg to know how many haunted houses are out there.. nobody has to have died in your home for it to be haunted.. the Spirits can literally follow you home from the grocery store.
I have a passion for victorian mansions, so perusal this certainly sparked my interest! I recently purchased the 7,500 square foot, Norvell mansion, in southeast Texas, along with all the original, beautiful, and ornate, antique furniture, and I certainly wouldn’t mind adding a few more to my collection! I’m a psychic medium, so haunted properties are no problem for me❣️👻 As a matter of fact, after perusal this, I immediately looked up the Ann-Starrett mansion, to see if it was still on the market, but it was actually purchased in 2023. There are still many, stunning victorian homes available though, so my eyes are, certainly, always open!! Im currently looking into the Jungsen mansion, in Illinois, which I find to be quite beautiful, and priced very affordably, as well. I’m a cash buyer, and always looking, so if anyone happens to have any good leads, then feel free to send them my way!❤
I actually know someone who moved their house, built in the 1800’s. And her husband and contractor adult sons restored the house themselves and the couple lived there for a few years. It was beautiful. Then they sold it for over a mil. netting a nice profit. So it can be worth it if it is the right property and you do the restoration yourself which saves a lot of money.
My family and I moved to the east coast a few years ago and I’m thinking of purchasing a single family home, but with real estate prices currently through the roof, is it still a good idea to buy a home or should I invest in stocks for now and just wait for a housing market correction? I heard Nvidia and AMD are strong buys.
About castle: I was working there in 2007 and Chris(the owner) isn’t a businessman at all. His father is a billionaire and he is the one who gave him all the money. He lived in the house located on the same property, and he lived with multiple women and his wife lived on a different floor with multiple men. That family had really disgusting morals. All those photography stuff he was doing for fun. He was foolling his father by building this castle, cuz he never spent as much as his father gave him for construction, maybe only this part makes him a businessman lol.
I still think that a HOME is where there’s warm & love💖, even it’s just a small one. Whereas ppl who likes big big HOUSE are someone who usually like to flaunt it to others, and treating the so-called HOUSE as a place just like a hotel with no warm & love💔 That’s the differences between a HOME and a HOUSE.
Owning a mansion isn’t my dream. I just want to be able to afford a house, I don’t even know what I would do with all that space. The only way I’d ever consider owning a mansion is if I’m going to rent out the extra rooms to make some money back but really I just need a house with 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. There’s no way any 1 person can live in a mansion.
I also did not believe in ghosts. But then I lived in a house where we would hear footsteps, voices, latched doors opening in front of us, and I had constant nightmares. We looked up the history of the home and 3 out of the 5 owners prior to myself had committed suicide in the last 10 years. When I moved out and into my new house I did not experience anything at all and had no more nightmares; I have not in the 3 houses I’ve lived in since and still haven’t experienced anything like it. If ghosts are not real, then I don’t know why we would have experienced those things. (We did not know of the suicides prior to the experiences so we were not influenced by that knowledge, it was something we learned after looking into the history of the home after the many occurrences). If you do not believe in ghosts then I am happy for you because then you did not experience what we did. I would rather be homeless than live there again. It is possible that we all lost our minds living in that house and immediately came back to our senses as soon as we moved, but that also seems unlikely. My goal isn’t to convince anyone, it’s just nice to share my experience with others who may potentially be able to relate. A lot of people can be condescending about this topic so I don’t bring it up to anyone I know.
In general, when buying an old house on the cheap it really comes down to renovation costs. The difference in renovation costs are structural vs cosmetic. It’s one thing to redo decades old, mixed gaudy décor by replacing counter tops, flooring, cabinets, toilet-tub-tile-sink, linoleum and removing wall paper vs a herculean effort to repair or replace multiple things like failing floor and ceiling joists, warped out floors and stud walls & faulty foundation issues. Buyer beware…
I knew Chris Marks growing up. My parents were friends with him. We used to go over his house all the time (not the one in the article, but when he lived in MA). He was definitely an eclectic character. Not much of a talker. His long time GF at the time, she was super nice. I remember the animals and the different things he had in his house. He used to have an African Serval cat inside the house. He’d always have it locked in an upstairs bathroom, which I thought was weird. He didn’t have any of those weird rooms in the basement but he had a room full of miniatures that he would paint and make dioramas out of. He was really into the medieval stuff. I remember he had an authentic full suit of armor in his entry way and swords hanging on the wall. He had a horse too, named King Richard. He had camels (we used to have camel rides), zebras, emus, various bird species, zeedonks, etc. I remember he built like this mini Taj Mahal outbuilding behind his house. He had plans to get a lion and that was going to be it’s enclosure. Not sure what ever came of any of it because I left home when I graduated. Dude was definitely…. out there. And so much money, didn’t even know what to do with it.
The Syracuse house.. I have a friend who owns a Victorian in Rochester which is livable but starting to cost $$$ to try and keep up on repairs. Plus the neighborhood has become quite bad with drugs, drug addicts, woman who sell themselves, gun violence, etc. Sadly this might be part of the reason the Syracuse house also has been left to die.
I have stayed in an old Victorian Manor Estate. Four floors above ground, with a full basement and full attic. Half wrap around porch, that connected to a side porch where the staff would go in and out of near the kitchen and near the pantry. Off to the side they had built on to house the washer and dryer and other utilities they added on later to go inside the home. The details were so beautiful and the decor was lavishly done as though the original home owners would have had it back in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s before the Great Depression. The bed room I slept in for several days was called the Rose Room, and my parents stayed in the room that was connected to the same bathroom as mine which was called the Lavender Room. I don’t remember where this house was located, but it also had a large parking area for guests. Wish I could have something like that one day.
House 1. Jordan mn. The house is in a flood zone. Not commercial as he said. My father lives in Carver, MN. Next city over. He buys land, has all the knowledge and equipment to move houses, what he does. Buys land, buys houses that need to be moved, rents them out very cheaply. Even moved a 3 story apartment once like 15 miles. At that point dealing with overhead lines, cops shutting down roads at night. No joke. I’m not in the industry, not really interested to be, but we talk. That house was rotting. He looked. Was left for dead. He knew he could make money, if it was worth the effort. Just pay a few guys on his crew already getting paid. House was/is junk. Rotten. Not worth free.
You can co – habit with unexplained things in a house. I live in a house that has been passed down in my husbands family since 1684, and the oldest part of the house is strange. Very strange. Footsteps, unexplained electrical failures, sounds and smell of someone cooking over open fire in the preserved fire place and so on. I decided to respect whatever it was. I started to knock before entering the rooms, im saying “hello”, I talk to “nothing” telling the house that we will have visitor’s before our guests arrived, etc. Just like you do with a roommate. The atmosphere has changed 180 degrees and we feel welcomed home every time we have been away. It isn’t that hard. Things still happen, but it’s on a lower more seldom level, I feel totally safe here, and the house is very, very beautiful. 😍
My husband and I bought a beautiful 1809 federal colonial on 44 acres of land for $40,000. We thought that the elderly owners didn’t live on the second floor because of age, but that didn’t explain why some doors had been nailed shut. After much restoration and two exorcisms by a Latin Mass Bishop our home is great.
Even if a place is haunted it dosnt mean the spirits will harm U. The pan rattling sounds r an energy imprint of some 1 cooking or washing dishes. Yr house may have spirits in it & u just have never cn them or they don’t c u. Spirits r everywhere they can even move thru other dimensions here on Earth. THE DEAD R NOT REALLY DEAD.
If I had the money, heck yeah I would buy a few of these. All but the ones that are crumbling away. It would be nice to have places to stay when I travel. I’m willing to put in the time and effort into fixing a place up. Couple of them could bring in profit too if they were converted into hotels. Heck, one of them was a hotel.
There is a house in Alpine, Utah on South Main Street that was built by my family in 1855. It is a 4 bedroom, one bathroom house, with a 3/4 acre lot. It is still in very good condition as well. It stayed in the family until 2020. We sold it for $1,500,000 to a company that wanted to have it as some kind of photo place. But somehow the private school next door bought it after that and wants to tear it down to be a lame parking lot for them. The city fought back so it would stay and be put as a historic location. The main reason the city fought back to get it is because it was the first house out of the Alpine fort, and the first general store in Alpine. With what I have heard, the city did not win it back and it will be torn down soon.
Very entertaining and interesting vlog! These mansions are just to big for me to even imagine living in. I can’t imagine the $ to heat them these days or even keep up with their maintenance. I’m quite happy in my own 900 foot abode that is all paid for granted it too needs some (lots of love and repairs) Thanks for sharing!
I have never liked big houses so I would never want a mansion or a huge house because it is to big to furnish keep up or hear if someone else gets in the house . I had lived in big houses and my experience was the where haunted I could not handle sharing a house with spirits that liked bothering me . That also went for a couple small houses I lived in too .I tend to attract ghosts .
I have an idea that myself (who is A hard honest working Security Officer) and mAybe A few more hoest hArd working families or hArd working single people such as myself come together and rent or purchAse one of these Mansions together and try to live together in Peace and Harmony, not as A cult, but As A People who respect eachother and hAve this sAme idea, and I Am not accusing anybody else of being A cult LOL thAt’s how people get screwed up thinking you meant one thing and you reAlly meant another.
1:19 – that’s not a house! It’s a decommissioned church in Salem, MA, which was moved down to the end of the block so it could be turned into an office building next to the courthouses and law offices on that street! People stood along the block and cheered it on with “Move that church!” Salem never does anything normally.
I love that place on Lake Superior (always wanted to live on that lake) but between the price of buying it and the price of keeping it up after you bought it would be horrendous. A couple I knew had a 5000+ sq ft log home in southeast Michigan and once I helped them go through the place oiling the inside of the house while he did the outside with waterproofing. All of which they did every couple of years to keep the house intact and looking good. Also had problem with rot where the logs crossed which needed care too. Way too much hassle for me. Log homes are beautiful but…no thanks.
Apparently that For Sale sign in Clifton TN isn’t the only sign of that type in Tennessee. I was going home from Cardiac Rehab and saw a house just up the street from where I was living and it had a sign just like that. It stayed up about 2 months but it took another year I think before the house sold. This was in Chattanooga in a very nice neighborhood!
I remember before he wed my older sister, my brother-in-law lived with three roommates in a 1920s “kit house” that had once been the town funeral home, and my sister was convinced the place was haunted. I’m also reminded of what Eddie Murphy once said about not staying in haunted houses despite their beauty (this is a paraphrase): “Oh, honey, this is beautiful. We’ve got a chandelier hanging up here, the kids are outside playing. It’s a beautiful neighborhood. This is really nice!” (Ghostly voice) “GET OUT!!!” “Too bad we can’t stay here.”
I think that the high gaudy railings outside on the steps looks too much like a theme park. I would replace them with lower darker railings that do not overwhelm the rest of the unique shapes of this mansion. I think there are simple things a good realtor can help the Homeowner do, to make a home look less creepy or haunted.
The ‘Not Haunted’ sign may have been placed as you have to disclose a haunted property or murder house. They may get the question a lot right off the bat given the appearance of the home and in order to avoid that topic altogether during the sale as it would become repetitive for the seller or agent, the agent might have put that sign on the ‘For Sale’ sign.
Problem with many of them is that you have to relocate, spend millions to repair it, or have thousands to be able to even get to them. 🙁 I wouldn’t mind of a haunted house, many because I grew up in a house where a previous owner had hung themselves in our attic. Gives character, and one could also probably learn a lot.
I often have dreams of living in a big house, in some of my dreams we’ve bought the house, in others we’re moving in with relatives who I don’t even know. Like, In one dream, we were moving into a rather large 3 floor house, we didn’t own it but we had relatives who live there and they had let us move in and live with them, even though I didn’t know them, and this house had so many secret stairways and passageways, it was a fun time exploring the place. In another dream we’d found an ancient Roman palace just outside of town, it was a beautiful place and in immaculate condition with all the modern conveniences added (you know, electricity, internet and things like that), it was on sale for only £500! I wanted to move there but mum wasn’t interested. If that had happened in real life I’m sure we WOULD have bought it.
I’ve had many people say I have a bit of something they always reference as a “shadow ” around me. My sister has even mentioned having multiple dreams of me at different ages, with a long, dark, shadow that followed me around. I even had a man I was seeing that was interested in that side of the world that said when he slept in my bed he woke up multiple times from horrid nightmares, feeling something at the end of my bed. I’ve felt the same presence, but even though it is dark, it feels protective, not angry. It has been with me since losing my parents . Most people don’t like sleeping at my house. Things are moved, fall of the wall with provocation.
Front: At Some Point, You Will Be the NEXT PERSON on Earth to DIE. Back: Sobering thought, isn’t it? You may not have realized it, but every second, two people die. What happens then? Is there a Heaven and Hell? Are you “good enough” to get to Heaven? Look at the Ten Commandments. Have you ever lied or stolen? (regardless of value) Ever looked with lust and therefore committed adultery in your heart? (see Matthew 5:28) You may see these as “no big deal” but God takes them seriously. He is Holy and said, “be Holy, for I am Holy.” God sent His Son, Jesus, to live the perfect life we never could. He took God’s wrath on the cross for sinners. Jesus took the punishment of His people’s sins against God, then He rose from the dead. Cry out to God for mercy, confessing and forsaking your sins. Put your trust in Jesus (rather than “good works”) to save you. Read your Bible daily and obey what you read.
I see the ghosts as an added bonus because at that point you don’t have to actually live in it or even pay for it you can actually just charge Ghost Hunters to come and do their investigations and pay for everything thanks to them. So to me a house that is supposedly haunted the more haunted the better from that standpoint. But I think half of the troubles with selling anything in general is probably the location. And the ones you’d be required to move are worse. The house just simply IS NOT located in a place where potential buyers want to live.
The house you have that says for free In lafayette louisiana.. I have a front page exclusive on the Sun. News on how haunted it really is… The title is paranormal investigators run out of haunted house… It really is that haunted? I still have article footage. I have never shown of actually what went on in that house..
The castle in CT isn’t cursed or anything. The guy is asking for too much. Unlike any of the prestigious multi million dollar homes in Greenwich CT, this one is isolated. Out in the part of the state that has lots of access issues during storms. I’d gladly buy it with friends to turn it into an airbnb but that would be the only attraction out there, unless you wanted to drive 40 minutes.
I just realized that I got pulled into your click bait, I seriously doubt if any of these stories are true. I took a peek at some of your other articles they all look like stories from the National Enquirer. Thanks for wasting my time. I can’t believe you actually have over 12 million subscribers these are probably the sort of people that would by into QANON ! You know what they say, there’s one born every minute!
frankly, in today’s marketplace… i’m HIGHLY surprised nobody would buy a ‘haunted house’. if it is livable/move in ready right now, comfortable, moderately cheap to heat/cool, and somewhat nearby amenities (groceries, gas, mall/department store/WalMart) why NOT buy it? also, moving heavy equipment to that ‘water access only mansion’ might NOT be all that problematic. it all depends on the docks/landing areas available on the island near the mansion. i bet there are at least a few cargo and equipment shipping companies in that State or surrounding ones that would LOVE the influx of cash to get demolitions backhoes and bulldozers and whatnot onto that island. totally demolish the mansion, dig up and recondition the land for a brand spankin new home… and you’ve got all that LAND and a much more modest and modern home with all the bells n whistles.
In 1991 I moved into an apartment in Tucson arizona, it had those orange countertops with the brown cupboards and then the tile in the kitchen was like brown orange and yellow small dots real close together, and had Brown shag carpet that hadn’t been removed in like 27 years they said and the bathroom was the same as the kitchen the brown covers with the orange countertops and the orange tile.. The owner, was so funny, she said they would change it but it was “Art Deco” and they could charge more😂 It looked just like The Brady Bunch kitchen 😂😂😂
Bruh, listen. In THIS housing market? I will take the super-extra-haunted house with additional deluxe ghost-sprinkles on top. The superstitious locals that aren’t interested must be some other generation, because any millenial would be walking through the door ready to befriend Casper, just to be able to buy a house.
That $1000 house is gonna need more than $200K to fix it. It will require complete gutting out to the frame and inside frame. I had sold a house and I couldn’t afford to do the renovations but the construction company did . They sold it for $240K than the $410K I got for it. Just fixing the chimney goes for $3-5K. Ripping out walls, replaced with all new walls and redoing the whole basement and turning a 960sq ft into a 1600 Sq. Ft house. So that $1,000 house will probably in todays market, after revitalization and restructuring, new plumbing, electricity given its size, will probably cost $300,000. In todays market, $300K for that kind of house is still like hitting the jackpot.
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Lmao chrismark castle would be a bdsm dream.. some stripper ( make or female) would love that! It was impressively decorated.. sad since it’s original purpose was insanely different. I’m sure if someone made an offer .. he would take it just to get out. I wonder if anyone has ever brought a offer to the table? It really is stunning.. looks like a Tim burton creation to be honest. Would be the best place to host Halloween parties.. I’d rent it out for events. At least it wouldn’t be sitting there. Looks like a macabre couple dream wedding destination.. 🤷🏼♀️
The Chrismark castle is located in Woodstock, Connecticut where I live. My father-in-law is good friends with the owner, Chris Mark, and the story got some things wrong. The castle has been “marked down” to $29 million. He’s actually a really nice guy. I don’t think he threw his kid out on the street either.
Let’s say you find a cheap mansion. Let’s say the taxes are somehow not prohibitive. Let’s say you have the housekeeping skills of Martha Stewart, the landscaping aptitude of a Druid and the home repair know how of Jonathan Scott. It is still too much house for one person. As someone who has inherited a “dream home” I have learned that the more house you have, the more you are chained to it. It is fun to imagine living in a big home, but really big homes require maids, gardeners, cooks, house keepers, and if you have all that you can kiss ever having a truly private life again. The only way it makes sense to buy a mansion on the cheap is if you plan to turn it into a business, like a B and B.
If you never experienced a Ghost presence I have in my lifetime. Ghosts exists because the Spirit realm exists. Where do people go after they die? They go into the Spirit realm and its real. I am not afraid of Ghosts because they are around me all the time. Ghosts are everywhere. Wherever people have been. But I wouldn’t live in a mansion. Mansions have a apparition presence. Freaky shit happens with Ghosts.
I always wanted to buy an old house, so I finally did. Then I worked my A off to make it nice again and keep as much of the originality as I could.. The upkeep was unbelievable and I felt like I was constantly putting all my money into the house to make it beautiful again. .Needless to say I ended up selling, because I couldn’t take the cold anymore, and all my hard work was eliminated in one day with a bulldozer…I guess the new owners wanted the property more than the house, so that they could build some modern McMansion.
I definitely do not dream of living in a mansion. There’s only so much space you need and only so much extra space you can want. Eventually, all you have is a load of space you don’t use and unnecessary bills. The only reason I’d buy a mansion is so I can divide it into sort of separate homes for my family. Basically, my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc can have separate massive homes but still sort of live together, use a swimming pool gym, massive garden for their kids to play in, cinema, games rooms, etc. Me personally, I’d live on a decent sized boat so I can live anywhere, most likely, off Ascension Island, holiday in the Arctic and Antarctic, perusal the Auroras and wildlife from my warm living room in a t-shirt when it’s -50° outside.
while not as old, I been looking and I’m seeing a lot of houses (40’s-60’s) that need a lot more work than that $1000 house but for 90k…people are crazy…many need to be demolished and are on less than 1/4 acre. how is the average home price, nationally, over 350k? that’s like a 4k payment! I’m never getting a house unless I can find one of these haunted ones
It wasn’t mentioned, but was the last listing used in the movie ‘The Proposal’ with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds … also Jane Seymour, Craig T. Nelson and Betty White were in the movie, as well … what do you think? I remember there being a lot of animal heads and the deck along the back of the mansion, in the movie
A lot of these are not ‘mansions’. They are just larger homes. LOL! She didn’t relocate the property, she moved the house. You can’t relocate property (as in land). The Ann Starret mansion is on The National Historic Register and recognized as a landmark in Port Townsend. And since it is listed for over 1 million dollars, it may be on the market for a while, but it is still in business. And what’s with all the celebrity photo pop-ins?
Even if I were the richest person on earth, I still wouldn’t buy any of this mansions, they are not my taste, they do not appeal to me. And being hunted??? Hell NO! Not even if it is a studio that is hunted, wouldn’t live in it. I don’t blame people for not wanting to buy these places……having ghosts. I run out of those places like I saw the devil. Thanks but no thanks. 😊
I’ll pass on the houses in this article. My husband and I live a huge apartment complex where the tenants have to be 55 and older to live here. Over the past 10 years since we’ve lived here (and I was 50 years old when we moved in, my husband was 57 so that is why I could live here before age 55) there has been supernatural (or paranormal) things that have happened in our two bedroom apartment. The hand mirror in our bathroom I have hanging on the wall tends to swing back and forth on it’s own, things fall from shelves that have sat there for a long time, I felt a gentle hand move my hair back while I was laying in bed one night, papers have made a shuffling sound in our living room with me being in the same area, and more. My husband and I love our apartment and the spirit, or spirits, seem to be rather docile.
I’m very confused looking at the square feet of this mansion. First off I do not consider a mansion a home under 8000 ft.². I live in a home bigger than this house and it certainly does not feel like a mansion! However I will say this home feels and appears larger than my house? Maybe it’s the layout and design. Most homes nowadays are built like boxes! I think this home is absolutely stunning
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I would take anything any of these i had my dream home we lost everything to s huge life altering event One day you have everything that you ever needed because you’ve always worked for it for everything that you ever worked for and then the next day All gone and we left looking at FaceTime smiling pile of what used to be your art it’s been impossible to turn things around and then worked my whole life for it so I find it really stupid that anybody would turn down any kind of a house That they could actually get
The first house was down south of Minneapolis where we got married, Belle plain. Its been a big goings on for the city there. I hope the owner that moved the home made money. It was really OFF the road. Yet it was able to stay and work fine… disappointing to think some old ass made this drama for a suposed parking.
I came across a house like the 1 in upstate new York. In PA. Had 20 acres 5 bed room 3 bathrooms full basement and attic. For $4000 at a county sale but i would have had to replace the foundation and that would cost 15,000. Plus the restoration. I could have demolished the house but it had broken and loose asbestos so removing that would be $40,900. To restore the house it would be another 60-70 grand. So total around 120 grand. Still 140 less then the rest of the area. I did not buy it. Because it was a buyer’s requirement to remove the asbestos within 90day.
The home doesn’t seem too bad the bathroom might just need remodeled and some spots it would only need new pipes and wiring also and maybe a new roof which would probably top around I’d say 8,000 bucks so and a total investment it would be a $9,000 house and if it’s livable you could slowly fix it up with I would use about $500 a month fix it up to make it nice again slowly so I don’t go instantly broke every time I fix it up just make it livable enough that way as I live in it I could slowly fix it and trust me there’s ways to remodel a house cheaply habitat for humanities one of them so that old Victorian house that’s completely abandoned it’s fixable
Sorry, but I would TOTALLY buy the chrismark castle regardless. if I had the money. you can’t let someone’s else bad history ruin things for you. clearly just take everything ‘sleazy’ out and freshen it all up, after a few holidays, who the fuck would care. same goes for that last one. you cannot base a house on someone else’s decor. you have to look at the layout, the walls, doors, literally the house itself. for fucks sake you’re buying the house, not the previous owner’s stuff
2nd to Last property: Allison woman came into my life some years back through a previous marriage. She’ along w others including ex in-laws tactfully and strategicly have been going estate to estate strong arming the last known kin to the property owners before the 4 that are obsessed with not only taking everything from me and the unloving dead, and living lavishly off underhanded moves by doing the worst to me during my known existence. They asking w family and friends. I’m last one kin to Kitt. The late actress w nice legs and aged well. There’s so much to say about her I’d like others to know one day. Anyhow these individuals have dragged me into so much legal issues and ultimately forces me out of my own life and cause so much mayhem, loss and destruction. These individuals have turned the head and aided so many crimes that allowed others to do so much wise.
I’ve seen a lady sitting on the end of my bed. I did a double take as I passed, then she was gone. A few years later I was visiting a psychic. Without prompting she asked me about the lady sitting on my bed. I said I’d seen someone a few years back but not since. The psychic told me the lady was saying she didn’t mean to startle me and asked if I minded her popping by on occasion. I said I didn’t mind and asked who she was. Turns out she’s tied to the area, and not me personally. She was the owner of the farm and land where my house was built over in the 1970s. I haven’t seen her since. I think she comes around when I’m out.
Why not just remodel the house in Minnesota? Since the house is zoned commercial, why not have a contractor convert the rooms into business offices, Who knows, it might bring in more money than a residential property would. Hell, you could use that great big kitchen to bake pies and sell them on the side of the road. It would be a sin to have the county demolish this nice house you were given by a family member. Where I live to own commercial property is a big deal.
I bought just a regular home in central/ Alberta Canada. It was haunted. I hot rid of the ghosts and then yhe love of my life died with my daughter and grandmother in the room. And he cam home with my granddaughter. You may laugh at me. But you can tell because babies and animals aren’t afraid and talk to ghosts. Many adults too. It you know what you are doing you can renovate a home. Ive been doing it since i was 9. Im on ny 13th home. Im now 52 and disabled for 23 years vnow but i love what i do. And it tajes me more tine and effect but well worth it.
If I had a few extra tens of millions of dollars, I’d buy that last one. It’s interesting and cozy. I’m sure any creepy taxidermy could be sold to collectors, excluding a few that may no longer be legal to be put on the market because they’re protected. And the odd aesthetics could be changed over time. A new paint job in a room can do wonders to change the style.