Schools & Prisons
Read the newest blog
Randolph Macon College
Even though these particular ruins suggest otherwise, Randolph Macon College is the oldest college still...
Beech Grove School
Located in the Big Cataloochee community in western North Carolina, Beech Grove School is the only surviving...
Spring Valley School
The first settlers in Grayson County, Virginia brought with them ideas and customs they’d left behind...
Confederate Prison
This log garrison home is the only surviving structure once used by the prison that stood across the...
Lando School
Constructed in an unexpected Italian Renaissance style for a Southern mill town, Lando School was built...
1894 Pioneer School
When Utah’s State Office of Education building was vacated in 1993 to allow for renovation, school officials...
SHARE
MEET THE ARTIST
Hi there, I’m Laura, the researcher, photographer, and history enthusiast behind Diary of Abandonment. Join me as I adventure across rural America, knock on strangers’ doors, and discover the history behind abandoned places and forgotten people.
SEARCH THE SITE
If you have information about one of the featured properties on my site you’d like to share, I’d love to hear from you!
Share the location of an historic or abandoned home that deserves to be photographed before it’s gone!
