This creepy plantation house is the house used in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 & 2006 movies and its located in Granger, Texas. The Hewitt House - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 & 2006 Plantation House Originally this once beautiful … [Read more...]
November 23, 2014 By 4 Comments
The Hewitt House – Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 & 2006 Movie Remakes
November 11, 2014 By 4 Comments
The Waggoner Mansion in Decatur, Texas
The Waggoner Mansion or El Castille as its often called was built and owned by the Waggoner family from 1883 until 1942. The mansion was mostly vacant from 1922 to 1942 when the Luker family purchased the place. The family continues to live/own the … [Read more...]
October 24, 2014 By 5 Comments
The Old Stone Prison in Decatur, Texas
The Old Stone Prison in Decatur, Texas is the first stone house in town. The house was built in 1859 by prison labor. The main house was the residence of the sheriff or deputy. The small three cell jail was in the basement with the meals being … [Read more...]
August 13, 2014 By 6 Comments
Abandoned Farm house in Rockwall, Texas
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across this old abandon farmhouse in Rockwall Texas. I remember a few years back this place was still active as a farm. It's sad to see another piece of rural Rockwall going away. It's up for sale and its 40+ acres zoned … [Read more...]
May 11, 2014 By 10 Comments
Abandoned Farmhouse Near Gunter, Texas
While out on one of my random points on the map rural exploration trips I came across this old farmhouse set back off the highway hiding behind the trees. Abandoned Farmhouse Near Gunter, Texas This beautiful abandoned farmhouse was found off … [Read more...]
January 12, 2014 By 1 Comment
The Road to Jonesville, Texas
Jonesville, Texas was originally named Border since it was so close to Louisiana. The city of Border was established sometime in the 1840s. But the historians really do not know. The town had its own post office until 1849 when the town was renamed … [Read more...]
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Longwood Plantation: A Lost Dream
The Longwood Plantation were the dreams of Dr. Haller Nutt, a wealthy cotton Plantation owner. Dr. Nutt had plans to build Longwood for his himself, wife and his eight children. Their home was to be built in the 19th Century Oriental Revival Style … [Read more...]
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The Baker Hotel May Have a New Lease on Life
From 1929 through 1963, visitors from all walks life came to the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas for its healing treatments and luxury accommodations. This once beautiful building towered over the city of Mineral Wells in all its glory and … [Read more...]
July 28, 2013 By 8 Comments
Fort Wolters, in Mineral Wells, Texas
Fort Wolters has had several names and served a variety of services over the last 90 years. It started out life as a Texas National Guard Training Camp in 1925 and ended its life as a civilian industrial park with abandoned warehouses, barracks, and … [Read more...]
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Museum Tower in Dallas Texas
While on a photo walk at Kldye Warren Park in Downtown Dallas, Texas I happened to see this building up close and decided it was time to document this Texas building. The Museum Tower The building you are looking is the Museum Tower. The Museum … [Read more...]
