As well as the layout of the place, the photographs also reveal several features from the home's previous life including a grand chandelier, yet it's clear that years of abandonment took their toll.

Uninvited visitors graffitied the windows, while the interior looks to be a vacant, empty shell. The property was purchased by a private company in December 2012 for $950,000 but, as this picture shows, little was seemingly done to restore the architectural marvel.

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