Glenbrow - Columbus, Ohio part 2

Today we move from the Carport towards the house via the loggia. Everything was in a terrible state of repair and pretty overgrown. The whole place had a kind of spooky aura. If it had been a large victorian house it would have seemed very much like the Haunted Mansion at Disney.


Loggia leading from the carport to the front door.


On the right are the windows of the Storage Rooms and on the left is the back side of the loggia. This is a small courtyard area surrounded on one side by the Carport and Storage Rooms, a second side by the loggia, and the third side by the house. The side opposite the loggia is open to the ravine.


The loggia (and tower barely visible in the trees) from the front yard. The Carport is on the left and the house is just out of frame on the right.


The loggia from the front yard with the house just visible on the right.

Courtyard side of the loggia as seen from the Tower door. On the left the house is just visible.

Walkway leading to the front door from the loggia. The orange door is just visible behind the tall brown grass in the center of the frame.

Looking back towards the loggia from near the front door. The window in the corner looks into what looked like either a Living or Family room.

Looking back towards the loggia and driveway.

The Living or Family room from the loggia.

Corner of the Living or Family room with the Storage Rooms visible across the courtyard.

Living/Family room from the Tower door.

Living/Family room from the Tower door.

Interior of the Living/Family Room

Glenbrow - Columbus, Ohio

7495 East Broad Street - This will be the first of three posts on Glenbrow (The Gunning House) since there are just too many pictures. I drove past this house for years. In the winter time one could catch glimpses of it through the barren trees and it always looked very interesting. One sunny afternoon this May I decided it was time to stop by. The house was vacant and for sale so it was time for a little exploration. Today we start at the very beginning (a very good place to start). The house is virtually invisible from the street. When you come up the driveway the only thing visible is the Carport and Tower, so that is what today's pictures show. As will be shown as the photos continue, due to the way the house is positioned on this piece of ravine property and the design of the house itself, it is virtually imposible to get a picture of the house as a whole. As a result, most of these pictures are of a more detailed nature. I never was able to get a good shot from the ravine side of the house but you can find one at the link below along with much more detailed information about the history of the house itself.

http://www.tclf.org/landslide/gunning/index.html


Tower Door


Tower Detail


Tower

Carport Support

Carport and Tower

Windows for Storage or Workshop Rooms adjacent to the Carport

Carport and Tower

Carport

Carport and Storage or Workshop Rooms

Rear side of Carport and Storage Rooms

Rear side of Carport

Rear side of Carport

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Train Depot - Pickerington Ohio

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Gate - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found this cool gate on a commercial building while strolling around Philadelphia in July 2006.

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