The Vaulted ceiling and arched windows of a gothic revival mansion in Sleepy Hollow, New York. - © Bryan Sansivero, excerpted from America the Abandoned The houses ...

There’s something haunting about an empty church. These structures were built to last centuries, designed to inspire awe and house communities in worship. But time, war, natural disasters, and ...

The houses are worn by weather and time, photographed in isolation like forgotten monuments. They have a haunted feel: Windows are boarded on Victorian-era turrets; paint flakes off the towering ...